The bride and groom are also among the victims
Tragedy in Iraq – late last night a fire broke out during a wedding. The number of victims and wounded is about 450 people. Nearly 800 were the guests. The bride and groom are also among the victims. Authorities said the fire broke out during their wedding dance, and fireworks were the cause of the blaze. Local media reported that the lining of the wedding hall was highly flammable. The exterior of the building, which burst into flames in a short time, was found to have been constructed from construction materials that are banned in Iraq. Efforts to search for those buried under the ruins continue in this part as well.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Sudani declared three days of national mourning in the country for the victims of the fire.
Mourning in Nineveh will last a week. The regional governor also ordered the celebrations on the occasion of the birth of the Islamic prophet Muhammad to be postponed “until further notice”, reported the Iraqi agency INA.
Interior Minister Abdul Amir al-Shamari said nine people working at the hall had been detained and arrest warrants had been issued for four owners.
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“Experts in criminal law evidence and civil defense confirmed that the hall was built from the highly flammable material ecobond. There was also a spark that caused the fire, and in addition, the hall did not meet the security requirements,” reported INA.
The Iraqi interior minister ordered the formation of a commission to investigate the case, which, according to the ministry’s preliminary report, was “not criminal” but due to the lack of safety measures. According to the deputy governor of Nineveh province, there were about 1,000 people in the hall at the time of the fire.
2023-09-27 15:46:28
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