Write For Us

Iraq wedding fire: Funerals held for victims after more than 100 killed

Sponsored Post Vitamin D2 Canada Persia
30 Views

  • Thanks! Share it with your friends!

    You disliked this video. Thanks for the feedback!

ava
Published
Funerals have been held after a fire at a wedding hall in Iraq killed more than 100 people.

The fire ripped through a large events hall in the north-eastern region after fireworks were lit during the celebration, local civil defence said, according to state media.

Nineveh Deputy Governor Hassan al Allaq told Reuters that 113 people have been confirmed dead. Health Ministry spokesman Saif al Badr earlier put the number of injured at 150 via the state-run Iraqi News Agency.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/more-than-100-dead-in-iraq-wedding-blaze-after-firework-was-set-off-before-bride-and-grooms-slow-dance-12970705

#iraq #fire #middleeast

SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews
Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews

For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB

Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/

Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog

To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales
Category
World
Tags
iraq, fire, wedding
Sign in or sign up to post comments.
Be the first to comment