At least 114 people were killed and 200 injured in a fire incident in a wedding hall in Iraq. About a thousand people participated in this wedding and the bride and groom are among the victims. The cause of the fire has not yet been officially announced.

At least 114 people were killed and 200 injured in a fire incident in a wedding hall in Iraq. About a thousand people participated in this wedding and the bride and groom are among the victims. The cause of the fire has not yet been officially announced.

‏At least 114 people were killed and 200 injured in a fire at a wedding ceremony in the city of Hamdaniyah in Nineveh province in northern Iraq. The incident happened at 22:45 local time.

‏The cause of the fire is still unknown, but videos posted on social media show that the fire started after fireworks were lit.

‏State news agency “INA” in its initial report, citing the Iraqi health minister, announced the number of dead and 150 wounded. But Ahmad Dobardani, one of the local officials of the Ministry of Health, told Rodav that the number of injured in this incident is 500.

‏The Prime Minister of Iraq has asked the country’s authorities to mobilize all forces to help the victims of the fire accident.

‏The director of the Iraqi Civil Defense Organization said: The hall used for wedding ceremonies is cheap and highly flammable. He emphasized that security requirements were not met in the wedding hall and the alarm system was not installed and the hall was severely damaged by fire and its roof collapsed.

‏Rescuers were searching for victims under the debris of the hall. Survivors of the victims and a large number of people were present at the scene during the night