The Iraqi authorities have issued arrest warrants towards 4 house owners of the occasion location after a severe hearth at a marriage reception within the northwest of the nation.
As the state news company INA reported, Iraqi Interior Minister Abdul Amir Al-Shammari has additionally ordered the formation of an investigative committee. This is meant to make clear the precise circumstances of the accident.
The Interior Ministry’s assertion mentioned that preliminary investigations indicated that there was no legal background. Instead, it’s suspected {that a} lack of security precautions was the explanation for the accident.
More than 100 useless and 150 injured
At least 114 individuals in a marriage celebration had been killed within the hearth and 200 had been injured. Eyewitnesses mentioned that fireworks began the fireplace, however there was no official affirmation of this.
Pictures of the catastrophe confirmed a collapsed and burned-out corridor within the city of Al-Hamdanija. Survivors mentioned on tv afterwards that the bride and groom had survived. The civil protection defined that the corridor used for weddings was geared up with extremely flammable cladding. This violated safety necessities and didn’t have a compulsory alarm system.
Hall partially collapsed
“The fire led to the partial collapse of the hall because highly flammable, cheap building materials were used, which collapse within minutes in the event of a fire,” mentioned the civil safety authority.
Rescue staff looked for survivors beneath the rubble of the burned-out corridor. Crowds of individuals gathered in entrance of the scene of the accident at evening. Local tv stations confirmed photographs of corpses lined with sheets on the street and ambulances.
Up to 1,000 individuals within the corridor
Health Ministry spokesman Saif al-Badr mentioned early this morning that the scenario was beneath management. Up to 1,000 individuals had been within the corridor when the fireplace occurred, MP Ichlas al-Dulaimi advised Rudaw. Walls and ceilings collapsed. Families would seek for their family members and hospitals would deal with many injured individuals with burns. She spoke of a “big disaster”.
Al-Hamdaniya is situated close to Mosul within the northwest of the nation and about 5 hours’ drive from the capital Baghdad.
Source: www.nationalturk.com