2023-09-27 00:46:00
Filming of the tragic fire at a wedding in Iraq
At least one hundred people were killed and another 150 injured by a fire during a wedding in a party hall in Hamdaniya, a small city in northern Iraq, according to state media citing health sources.
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The medical services of the province of Nineveh “listed 100 dead and more than 150 injured in the fire in a wedding hall in Hamdaniya,” noted the official Iraqi press agency INA, clarifying that it was a “preliminary” assessment.
The fire swept through a large assembly hall following fireworks were lit during the celebration, local civil defense said, according to state media.
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A video recorded by a Archyde.com correspondent at the scene showed firefighters climbing through the charred remains of the building in search of survivors.
Iraqi media reported a hundred dead in a fire in the province of Nineveh
Preliminary information indicated that the building was made of highly flammable building materials, which contributed to its rapid collapse, state media said. Respect for safety regulations in Iraq is lax, both in the construction and transport sectors.
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Iraqi federal authorities and those of the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan sent ambulances and medical teams to the scene, according to official statements.
Previously, the Prime Minister of Iraq, Mohamed Shia al Sudani, ordered the mobilization of all resources to help those affected. According to his office published on his social network account X (formerly Twitter), Al Sudani already spoke by phone with the governor of the region to determine the consequences of the fire.
According to Archyde.com, eyewitnesses stated that the building caught fire around 10:45 p.m. local time (7:45 p.m. GMT) and that hundreds of people were there at the time of the incident. “We saw the fire coming out of the room. Even those who managed to get out were devastated,” said Imad Yohana, a 34-year-old man who escaped the tragedy.
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