At least 100 people were killed and over 150 injured after a fire broke out during a wedding at an event hall in the northern Iraqi town of Al-Hamdaniyah, according to state media and health officials.100 dead, over 150 injured in fire during wedding in IraqThe health authorities in Nineveh province have counted 100 dead and more than 150 injured in the fire at a marriage hall in Al-Hamdaniyah, said the official Iraqi press agency INA reported, citing a “preliminary” tally confirmed to AFP by a spokesperson for the countrys health ministry.According to Iraqs civil defence, the initial reports said that the fireworks used during the wedding may have been the cause of the fire that ripped the entire party hall located outside of the northern city of Mosul, some 335 km (205 miles) northwest of the capital, Baghdad.(More details are awaiting)
