NINEVEH, Iraq — At least 100 individuals have been killed and 150 extra injured in a fireplace at a marriage celebration within the district of Hamdaniya in Iraq’s Nineveh Province, Iraqi state media reported early on Wednesday, with native sources saying the toll was anticipated to rise.
The hearth ripped by means of a big occasions corridor within the northeastern area after fireworks have been lit through the celebration, the native civil protection stated, based on state media.
Video from a Reuters correspondent at the positioning confirmed firefighters clambering over the charred wreckage of the constructing in quest of survivors.
Preliminary info indicated that the constructing was fabricated from extremely flammable building supplies, contributing to its fast collapse, state media stated.
Ambulances and medical crews have been dispatched to the positioning by the federal authorities and the authorities in Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdistan area, based on official statements.
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