Over 60 dead in Iraq mall fire

BAGHDAD — A fire engulfed a newly opened shopping center in eastern Iraq, killing more than 60 people, including children, Iraqi officials said Thursday. Civil defense teams rescued more than 45 people who became trapped when the fire broke out late …

Iran condoles Iraq over deadly fire incident

"The Islamic Republic of Iran offers its heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of those who lost their lives in the fire incident in neighboring Iraq's eastern city of Kut," Baghaei wrote on X. "We express our deepest …

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Over 50 Killed in Iraq Mall Fire

A fire engulfed a shopping mall in Kut, eastern Iraq, overnight, resulting in the deaths of more than 50 people. Medical sources informed AFP on Thursday that “We have more than 50 martyrs, and many unidentified bodies.” An official with Wasit province’s …

At Least 69 Killed In Iraq Mall Fire, Officials Report

A massive fire that broke out overnight at a hypermarket in al-Kut city, eastern Iraq, has killed at least 69 people and left 11 others missing, according to the city’s health authorities and two police sources who spoke to Reuters on Thursday. Footage …

Fire at shopping centre in eastern Iraq kills more than 60 people

Photo: A fire at a newly opened mall in eastern Iraq’s Wasit province killed more than 60 people, including women and children, Iraqi officials said Thursday. Civil defence teams were able to rescue more than 45 people who were trapped inside the building, …

At least 55 dead in fire at mall in Iraq's Kut city

At least 55 people died and several were injured as a massive fire broke out at the shopping mall in Kut city of Iraq. The number of deaths in the incident was revealed to AFP by medical officials. According to a report in the Iraqi news agency INA, the …

Death toll rises to 61 in tragic hypermarket fire in Iraq's Wasit

BAGHDAD, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a devastating fire at a hypermarket in Kut, the capital of Iraq's Wasit province, has risen to 61, the Interior Ministry confirmed on Thursday. A massive fire broke out Wednesday night in a five-story …

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HM the Sultan offers condolences to President of Iraq

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of condolences to President Dr. Abdul Latif Rashid of the Republic of Iraq on the fire which broke out in a hypermarket at Al Kut city, Wasit Governorate, in eastern Iraq. In the cable, His …