Local officials blamed shoddy construction and a lack of preparedness for the scale of the tragedy at the newly opened ...

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

KUT, IRAQ: At least 61 people have been killed and many more are missing following a devastating fire that broke out at the ...

A massive fire in a hypermarket in al-Kut city in southern Iraq has left at least 69 people dead and 11 others missing, the ...

At least 60 people were killed and 11 reported missing after a massive fire engulfed a newly opened supermarket in Kut city, ...

The cause of the fire remains unknown. However, the province's governor said initial results from an investigation would be ...

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

Videos circulating on social media showed flames engulfing a five-storey building in al-Kut overnight, while firefighters ...

A fire tore through a shopping mall in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut on Thursday, killing more than 50 people, medical ...

Reuters' footage of the aftermath of the overnight fire showed the blackened exterior of "Corniche Hypermarket" building.