50 killed in massive fire at Iraq shopping mall
Published: 17 July 2025, 2:53:17
At least 50 people have been killed in a massive fire at a hypermarket in Iraq’s Al-Kut city, multiple news agencies reported citing Wasit province governor, Mohammed al-Miyahi, on Thursday.
Unconfirmed viral visuals online showed a big portion of a building on fire, with plumes of smoke coming out.
“The number of victims has reached about 50 people, martyrs and injured, in the tragic fire at a major shopping centre” the governor said.
The cause of the fire is yet to be known, but initial probe results would be released within two days, Iran’s state news agency INA reported.
“We have filed lawsuits against the owner of the building and the mall,” INA quoted the governor as saying.
