With more than 150 others injured, some with severe burns, the death toll is expected to rise, a health official said.
People gather at the site of a fatal fire at a wedding celebration, in the district of Hamdaniya, Nineveh province, Iraq, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. MOSUL, Iraq — A raging fire seemingly caused by fireworks set off to celebrate a wedding consumed a hall packed with guests in northern Iraq, killing around 100 people and injuring 150 others as authorities warned Wednesday the death toll could rise.
After the blaze, charred metal and debris could be seen as people walked through the scene of the fire, the only lights coming from television cameras and the onlookers’ mobile phones. Multiple witnesses, including 50-year-old wedding attendee Faten Youssef, said the fire started as the bride and groom began their slow dance. The flames raced through plastic decorations, and the ceiling started collapsing, she said.
An Iraqi reacts at the site of a fatal fire, in the district of Hamdaniya in Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. Extravagant wedding ceremonies are common in Iraq, like many countries in the Middle East. Families often invite hundreds of relatives and members of the broader community, spending heavily on spectacular ceremonies with elaborately decorated halls, music and entertainers, often including pyrotechnics.
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