100 killed in fire during wedding at Iraq event hall: state media
BI Report || BusinessInsider
Published: 12:47, 27 September 2023
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At least 100 people were killed and more than 150 injured when a fire broke out during a wedding at an event hall in the northern Iraqi town of Al-Hamdaniyah, according to state media and health officials.
Health authorities in Nineveh province "have counted 100 dead and more than 150 injured in the fire at a marriage hall in Al-Hamdaniyah", the official Iraqi press agency INA reported, citing a "preliminary" tally confirmed to AFP by a spokesperson for the country's health ministry, reports BSS.
