Iraq: 100 killed, over 150 injured as hearth engulfs a marriage celebration in Nineveh
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At least 100 folks had been killed as a fireplace broke out throughout a marriage occasion in northern Iraq, reported CNN citing the Iraqi state information company INA.
Reportedly, 150 folks have been injured within the blaze, based on native authorities, the media outlet mentioned.
The lethal hearth happened within the Hamdaniya district of northeast Nineveh governorate. The mishap was set off by candles, and different flammable supplies used in the course of the celebration, the Iraqi Civil Defense mentioned.
Nineveh governor Najm Al-Jubouri mentioned that the injured had been taken to hospitals in Ninevah and the Kurdistan area.
“There is no final count of the deceased and injured yet,” Al-Jubouri mentioned, reported CNN citing INA. Videos from the location confirmed thick smoke billowing out of the Al Haytham Wedding Hall whereas crowds and ambulances gathered outdoors the venue.
According to a marriage visitor, the bride and groom had been secure however devasted, CNN reported.
“The bride and groom are fine. I was just with them now, but their condition is devastating due to what happened to people here,” the visitor informed the non-public Iraqi channel Alawla TV.
The marriage ceremony corridor was coated with extremely flammable Ecobond panels that violated security directions necessities, CNN reported citing Iraqi Civil Defense.
“The fire led to the collapse of parts of the hall as a result of the use of highly flammable, low-cost building materials that collapse within minutes when fire breaks out,” the Civil Defense assertion mentioned.
Following the incident, Iraq Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani directed his cabinet to help the affected folks, based on an announcement from his workplace.
Moreover, Sudani has been in touch with the Nineveh governor in regards to the deadly incident and ordered a full mobilization to help the victims, reported CNN citing INA.
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