More than 100 dead, 150 injured in Iraq wedding inferno

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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 Hamdaniyah, officials said early Wednesday.Health authorities in Nineveh province, where the town is located, &quot;have counted 100 dead and more than 150 injured in the fire at a marriage hall in Hamdaniyah&quot;, the official Iraqi press agency INA reported, citing a &quot;preliminary tally&quot;.&quot;The majority of the injured suffer from burns and asphyxiation,&quot; health ministry spokesman Saif Al-Badr said, adding that there had also been crowd crushes at the scene.<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="EPA-EFE/MOHAMAD SAIF" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/09/27/20230927-iraqi-fire-fighters-inspect-the-scene-epa-efe.jpg"/><figcaption>Iraqi fire fighters inspect the scene of a fire that broke out at a wedding hall in Hamdaniya, in Iraq&#x27;s Nineveh province, north of Iraq, Sept. 27, 2023. More than 100 people died and at least 150 are injured after a fire during a Christian wedding celebration in Iraq&#x27;s Nineveh province. Mohamad Saif EPA-EFE/MOHAMAD SAIF</figcaption></figure></div>In a statement, civil defence authorities reported the presence of prefabricated panels inside the event hall that were &quot;highly flammable and contravened safety standards&quot;.The danger was compounded by the &quot;release of toxic gases linked to the combustion of the panels&quot;, which contained plastic.

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 Hamdaniyah, officials said early Wednesday.

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More than 100 dead, 150 injured in Iraq wedding inferno

More than 100 dead, 150 injured in Iraq wedding inferno

Reuters

Published Sep 27, 2023 01:27 PM PHT

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Updated Sep 27, 2023 04:27 PM PHT

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