Fire in Iraq kills more than 100 people during wedding celebration

More than 100 people are dead after a fire tore through a wedding reception in Iraq during the bride and groom’s first dance. The civil defence was searching the charred skeleton of a building in Hamdaniya district, Iraq’s Nineveh province, for survivors into the early hours of Wednesday morning. Nineveh Deputy Governor Hasan al-Allaq said 113 people had been confirmed dead, with state media putting the death toll at 100 people at least, with 150 injured. Read the full story here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/09/27/iraq-wedding-fire-more-than-100-dead/ #wedding #fire #iraq Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/subscribe/digitalsub/3for1/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_pvid_conversion-subscription_editorial-iniative_03-22_EGW-13_organic_youtube Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.

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