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A fire at a wedding in Iraq killed 114 people and injured nearly 200

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According to the health department of Nineveh province, the fire accident has killed 114 people and injured nearly 200 others, and the injured have been transferred to medical institutions for treatment.

Iraq's General Directorate of Civil Defense issued a statement saying the wedding hall used highly flammable building materials and lacked alarm and firefighting equipment. Preliminary reports indicate that the use of fireworks during the wedding caused a fire that caused the hall to partially collapse.

A fire at a wedding in Iraq killed 114 people and injured nearly 200

The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq also issued a statement through its social media account on the 27th, saying that the serious fire that occurred in Hamdaniyah Town, Nineveh Province, in northern Iraq late on the night of the 26th, was a "great tragedy", and expressed condolences and condolences to the victims and injured in the fire accident.

On September 27, local time, the Iraqi Prime Minister's Media Office issued a statement that Iraqi Prime Minister Sudani announced that Iraq will hold a three-day national mourning from now on to mourn the victims of the wedding fire accident in Nineveh Province.

A fire at a wedding in Iraq killed 114 people and injured nearly 200

The number of people killed in this fire is shocking. The outbreak of the fire not only sounded the alarm for people, but also reminded us to pay attention to safety when participating in gathering activities.

A fire at a wedding in Iraq killed 114 people and injured nearly 200

I hope that the injured people will recover soon, and I hope that such things will not happen again. Let's observe a moment of silence for these victims, while reminding ourselves to be more vigilant about safety.

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