50 killed after fire in Iraq Mall: The video shows mass flame, smoke billing; Under rescue opes
The news agency AFP said that at least 50 people were killed after a fire in a shopping mall in Iraq. The video shared in social media platforms surrounded the five-storey building in flames overnight, as the firefighters fought to bring the Blaze under control.Blaze began late Wednesday, allegedly began on the first floor before the building was rapidly attached. The reason is unknown. The ambulances were still casualties in local hospitals in the early hours of Thursday, along with wards in the family – 160 km in the southeast of Baghdad – quickly filling.
An AFP correspondent confirmed that the mall was open for only five days and saw the bodies in the hospital. Although the fire was later vested, firefighters continued the search for missing persons. In social media videos, grieving relatives were shown falling into pain as the ambulances arrived. A man was seen crying, crying, “Oh my father, oh my heart.”Dozens of gathered outside the hospital, eagerly waiting for the news. Among them, Dr. Nasir al-Qurashi was also, who said, “One disaster has understood us.” He lost five family members in Blaze. “We went to the mall to have some food, used to eat dinner and survived the power cuts at home. An air conditioner exploded on the second floor and then the fire erupted and we could not escape it.”Governor Miahi announced mourning for three days and announced legal action against the owner and contractor of the mall. He called for immediate review of security standards across the country.
