Tragedy Strikes: Over 100 Lives Lost in Iraq Wedding Fire
TL;DR
Over 100 people have been killed and 150 injured in a fire at a wedding celebration in Iraq's Nineveh province. The fire broke out after fireworks were lit during the event, causing a large events hall to collapse. Preliminary information suggests that the building was made of highly flammable materials. Ambulances and medical crews have been dispatched to the site, and the death toll is expected to rise.
- More than 100 people killed after fire breaks out at Iraq wedding The Guardian
- Iraq fire: At least 100 killed in blaze at wedding party in Nineveh BBC
- At least 100 killed as fire rips through wedding party in Iraq CNN
- More than 100 killed, over 150 injured in fire at wedding party in Iraq Al Jazeera English
- A fire at a wedding hall in northern Iraq kills at least 100 people and injures 150 more The Associated Press
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