The Iraqi Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday (Sept. 27), citing preliminary findings, that a wedding hall fire in the town of al-Hamdaniya in the northern province of Nineveh had resulted in more than 100 fatalities and more than 150 injuries.
The Iraqi Civil Defense said that the incident occurred before midnight on Tuesday in the hall building, which was made of highly flammable construction materials, the official Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported.
Initial reports indicated that the fire broke out due to fireworks inside the building and that part of the building collapsed because of the huge fire, the INA said, adding that an investigation was launched into the incident.
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