Deadly fire at eastern Iraq shopping mall kills at least 61

At least 61 people, including women and children, have been killed when a fire ripped through a mall in eastern Iraq’s Wasit province, the provincial governor said Thursday. Gov. Mohammed al-Mayyeh in a statement declared three day of mourning for the fire …

Massive hypermarket fire kills 50 in Iraq

Baghdad, July 17: Around 50 people were killed in a massive fire at a hypermarket in Iraq’s Wasit province, the regional governor said on Thursday. Wasit Governor Mohammed Jamil Al-Mayahi has declared a three-day mourning period following a tragic fire in …

CMG exclusive: Around 50 killed in Iraq supermarket fire

Iraq Mall Fire

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Fire At Iraq Shopping Mall, At Least 50 Reported Killed; Investigation Underway, Video Surfaces

Updated: Jul 17, 2025, 12:49 PM IST At least 50 people were killed after a fire broke out in a shopping mall in Iraq, news agency AFP reported. Unconfirmed viral visuals online showed a five-storey building engulfed in a huge blaze, and firefighters are …

Massive hypermarket fire kills 50 in Iraq’s Wasit province

Around 50 people, including children, died in a massive fire at a hypermarket in Kut, Iraq’s Wasit province. Governor Mohammed Al-Mayahi declared three days of mourning and pledged legal action. Rescue and investigation efforts are ongoing as casualties …

Iraq shopping mall fire kills more than 60

KUT A fire tore through a newly opened shopping mall in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut overnight, killing at least 61 people, authorities said Thursday, as grief-stricken families searched for missing relatives. Officials said many people suffocated in …

Iraq shopping mall fire kills more than 50: medical sources

Kut – A fire tore through a shopping mall in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut overnight, killing more than 50 people, medical sources told AFP Thursday. “We have more than 50 martyrs, and many unidentified bodies,” a medical source said. An official in the …

Cargo Volume Up at Iraq's Land Transport Company

By John Lee. The General Company for Land Transport (GCLT), part of Iraq's Ministry of Transport, has announced that it transported 415,000 tonnes of goods during the first half of 2025 - an increase of more than 36 percent compared to the same period …

A fire at a shopping center in eastern Iraq kills more than 60 people

BAGHDAD – A fire engulfed a newly opened shopping center in eastern Iraq, killing more than 60 people, including children, Iraqi officials said Thursday. Civil defense teams rescued more than 45 people who became trapped when the fire broke out late …