At least 50 people, including women and children, were killed in a fierce fire on Wednesday in a mall in a mall located in the eastern Wasit province of Iraq. Provincial Governor Mohammad al-Maiyeh gave this information on Thursday. The governor has announced a three -day mourning on this tragedy. The fire was in Kuta town on Wednesday.
The accident began with a supermarket and restaurant when a large number of people were shopping and eating inside the mall. This fire spread so fast that people could not be able to handle and on seeing this, the five -storey building was engulfed in flames.
The videos and pictures surfaced on social media can be seen that there is a huge smoke from the upper parts of the building and firefighters are struggling to control the fire. It is being told that hundreds of people were present in the mall at the time of the accident, many of which were stuck inside. Firemen took out many people safely after hard work, but 50 people could not be saved.
Vasit province Governor Mohammad al-Maihi told Iraq’s official news agency INA that the fire was quite terrible and about 50 people have died so far after it was hit. He said that the fire started from a hyper market and restaurant, where people were busy eating and shopping. Initial investigation has also revealed that the safety measures of the mall were not sufficient.
The governor has filed a case against the owner of the mall and the building on charges of serious negligence. The investigation of the accident is going on and the initial report of the investigation has been said to be made public within 48 hours. Due to this horrific tragedy, the Iraq government has announced a three -day national mourning.
According to the information, the mall where the fire broke out was opened to the general public just 5 days ago. Initial investigation has revealed that the fire started from the first floor of the building and in a few minutes the entire building was engulfed. Dozens of ambulances and relief workers arrived at the scene and the injured were admitted to a nearby hospital, but the hospital of the city, 160 km from Baghdad, has also been completely filled.
