The fire at iraq Mall kills 69, the prime minister orders the investigation

• Cause of a fire associated with aromas, cosmetics floor: original reference.
• The witness says that “everyone was desperately trying to find a way out.”
• The office of the Prime Minister of Iraq requires national mourning.
  

A huge fire in a defense in Al-Kut in southern Iraq has left at least 69 people dead and 11 others are missing, the city’s health authorities and two police sources said Reuters on Thursday.

Reuters The footage of the subsequent fire showed the tanned exterior of the “Hypermarket” building “Corniche, with rescue teams and security forces in the area.

Videos were verified by Reuters He showed that firefighters are spraying water in the building that cause one night and people rising from the roof with the help of rescue groups.

“We have more bodies that have not yet been recovered under fire extinguishers,” said Ali Al-Mayahi.

The cause of the fire was not immediately known, but an initial police report suggested that the fire had first erupted on the floor where aromas and cosmetics were sold.

“The fires were trapped in many people in the mall and everyone was desperately trying to find a way out,” said Ali Al-Zargani, whose house is next to the market building and entered the premises after the fire retreat.

“I saw the accumulated bodies of children and women on the ground – it was a frightening scene.”

While some of the bodies were prepared for burial, with mourners crying and praying over the coffins, the ruins over 15 serious burnt victims required DNA testing, a Reuters said the witness.

As rescuers combed the building that caused smoke for more bodies, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani ordered an immediate investigation to “reveal any shortcomings”, his office said in a statement.

A statement from his office asked for a national mourning.

The provincial governor said the initial results of an investigation would be announced within 48 hours, the Ina reported the State News Agency.

“We have filed lawsuits against the owner of the building and the shopping center,” the commander said.

The lack of security measures in Iraq has led to major deaths in fires. In 2023, more than 100 people were killed after a fire that swept a crowded marriage hall in a northern city.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed sadness over the victims of the incident.

In a X position, he wrote: “Deeply sad by the tragic fire in Al-Kut, Iraq, which caused a tragic loss of life of innocent people.

“The injured may recover quickly, Pakistan is solidarity with the people of Iraq at this time of grief,” he concluded.