AL-HAMDANIYAH, Iraq -- At least 100 people were killed and more than 150 injured when a fire broke out during a wedding at an event hall in the northern Iraqi town of Hamdaniyah, state media and health officials said early Wednesday.
Health authorities in Nineveh province"have counted 100 dead and more than 150 injured in the fire at a marriage hall in Hamdaniyah", the official Iraqi press agency INA reported, citing a"preliminary tally" confirmed to AFP by a spokesperson for the country's health ministry.
Some people were also seen gathering at the doors of a refrigerated truck carrying several black body bags. "The fire caused some parts of the ceiling to fall due to the use of highly flammable, low-cost construction materials," the statement said.
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