Nineveh Deputy Governor Hassan al-Allaq told media that 113 people had been confirmed dead,

Nineveh: More than 100 people were killed and 150 injured in a fire at a wedding party in Hamdaniya district in Iraq's Nineveh province that left civil defence searching the charred skeleton of a building for survivors into the early hours of Wednesday.
Nineveh Deputy Governor Hassan al-Allaq told Reuters that 113 people had been confirmed dead, with state media putting the death toll at least 100, with 150 people injured.
The fire ripped through a large events hall in the north-eastern region after fireworks were lit during the celebration, local civil defence said, according to state media.
“We saw the fire pulsating, coming out of the hall. Those who managed got out and those who didn't got stuck. Even those who made their way out were broken," said Imad Yohana, a 34-year-old who escaped the inferno.
Video from a Reuters correspondent at the site showed firefighters clambering over the charred wreckage of the building, shining lights over smoldering ruins.
Preliminary information indicated that the building was made of highly flammable construction materials, contributing to its rapid collapse, state media said.
Ambulances and medical crews were dispatched to the site by federal Iraqi authorities and Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, according to official statements.
Eyewitnesses at the site said the building caught fire at around 10:45 p.m. local time and that hundreds of people were in attendance at the time of the incident.
SOURCE: REUTERS

NATO states scramble jets after Russian drone violates airspace
- 11 hours ago

Woman charged in deaths of Marquette athletes
- 43 minutes ago
Motorway M-5 shut down due to rising floodwaters in Multan
- 11 hours ago

Our first look at the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max
- 2 hours ago

FIA arrests six in crackdown on illegal currency networks
- 11 hours ago

Crawford a career-high 167.5 lbs for Canelo clash
- 42 minutes ago
Woman burned alive in Rawalpindi domestic dispute
- 10 hours ago

Tributes pour in as boxing icon Ricky Hatton passes away
- 10 hours ago

49ers' QB Purdy a 'long shot' to play in Week 2
- 43 minutes ago

Libya reaches deal with armed group to ease tensions
- 11 hours ago

Nintendo Switch modder ordered to pay $2 million in piracy lawsuit
- 2 hours ago
Google announces two new features for Gmail
- 10 hours ago