At least 60 people were 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.
“We have more than 50 martyrs, and many unidentified bodies,” a medical source said. An official in the health department of Wasit province put the toll at 55, adding that rescuers are still looking for missing victims. Ambulances were still transporting casualties as late as 4:00 am, filling beds of a hospital in Kut, about 160 kilometres (100 miles) southeast of Baghdad.
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