A fire engulfed a newly opened shopping center in eastern Iraq, killing more than 60 people, including children, Iraqi officials said Thursday.

A fire broke out late on Wednesday night in a five-story commercial building in Kut city, located in Wasit Province. The building had only opened a week ago, housed a hypermarket, a restaurant, and several other retail shops.

The death toll from the fire that broke out in a shopping center in downtown Kut, south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, has risen to more than 60 fatalities.Brigadier General

A fire that engulfed a shopping mall in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut overnight killed 61 people, the interior ministry said Thursday. “The tragic fire claimed the […]

KUT, IRAQ: At least 61 people have been killed and many more are missing following a devastating fire that broke out at the newly opened Corniche Hypermarket Mall in the city of Kut, located in the Wasit governorate of eastern Iraq.

India has expressed deep sorrow over the devastating fire at a shopping centre in Al-Kut, Iraq, which claimed at least 61 lives.

The complex had only just opened and legal cases have been opened against its owners. The cause is so far unclear.