Authorities have warned the death toll could still rise as 150 others were injured at the Christian wedding in Nineveh province, northern Iraq. | ITV National News
Authorities have warned the death toll could still rise. This report contains distressing detailsafter fireworks set off in celebration prompted a fire that went on to consume a hall packed with people.
In the blaze’s aftermath, only charred metal and debris could be seen as people walked through the scene of the fire, the only light coming from television cameras and the lights of onlookers’ mobile phones. Another man injured in the fire at the hospital similarly told Rudaw that the blaze started as the couple prepared for their slow dance.He added: "The entire hall was on fire in seconds.”
“The majority of them were completely burned and some others had 50 to 60% of their bodies burned," Mr Dubardani said.Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani ordered an investigation into the fire and asked the country's Interior and Health officials to provide relief, his office said in a statement online.
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