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Death toll in Iraqi wedding fire rises to 100

Another 150 were injured

MOSCOW, September 27. /TASS/. The number of people, killed in a fire that broke out in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, has risen to 100, while another 150 were reported to have been injured, the INA news agency reported on Wednesday, citing the province’s healthcare department.

According to the report, the fire broke out during a wedding celebration. The cause of it is unknown at this point.