The investigation committee of the fire disaster in Nineveh province of Iraq, while dismissing a number of managers and local officials of the country following this incident, announced that 107 people lost their lives as a result of this fire.
Results of the investigation about the fire disaster in Iraq
1 Oct 2023 - 16:00
The investigation committee of the fire disaster in Nineveh province of Iraq, while dismissing a number of managers and local officials of the country following this incident, announced that 107 people lost their lives as a result of this fire.
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): According to the report of the official Iraqi news agency, the head of the investigation committee announced that the presence of cloth inside the hall caused the fire to escalate and emergency exit doors were not installed in the wedding hall.
He added that the origin of the fire was fireworks in the wedding hall, which came into contact with flammable materials. On the other hand, the floor of the hall was flammable.
According to this statement, around 600 people were evacuated from the hall during the fire, 107 people died and 82 others were injured. In the end, the head of the investigation committee announced that the owners of the wedding hall were guilty in this incident.
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