Iraq: Charred debris seen in aftermath of fire inside wedding hall that killed more than 100 “They lit up fireworks. It hit the ceiling, which caught fire,” one injured man said, in an account ...

MOSUL, Iraq — A raging fire seemingly caused by fireworks set off to celebrate a Christian wedding consumed a hall packed with guests in northern Iraq, killing more than 100 people and injuring ...

More than 100 died as a fire swept through a wedding hall in Iraq in September. LONDON -- An ecstatic couple slow danced surrounded by their loved ones in an opulently decorated wedding hall ...

MOSUL, Iraq, Sept 27 (Reuters) - A fire ripped through a packed wedding hall in northern Iraq late on Tuesday, killing more than 100 people in a Christian town that had survived Islamic State ...

The wedding on Tuesday night is understood to have had around 900 guests, with the fire starting at around 10.45pm. While initial reports suggested fireworks lit for the couple's slow dance were ...

The Shlama Foundation raised more than $125,000 for victims of the wedding fire, with most coming from the Chaldean, Syriac, Assyrian diaspora in America, according to Mr Graish and Mr Matti. In the ...

What should have been a joyful occasion for the couple, surrounded by friends and family, turned into one of the most heartbreaking tragedies Iraq has witnessed in recent years. Over 100 lives ...