At least 100 people died in Iraq and another 150 were injured on Tuesday night, September 26, in a fire at a wedding in a party hall in Al-Hamdaniya, a small city in the north of the country, as confirmed by the Ministry of Health.

Dozens of people gathered in the hospital courtyard, relatives of the victims and local residents who had come to donate blood, according to the same source. Residents also rioted in front of the open doors of a refrigerated truck carrying several black body bags, the photographer reported.

The health authorities of Nineveh, the province in which Hamdaniyah is located, "counted 100 dead and more than 150 injured in the fire," announced the official Iraqi news agency INA, referring to a "preliminary balance sheet." Health Ministry spokesman Saif al-Badr confirmed the death toll.

This footage illustrates the fire scene, injured people and fire scene during the following morning (September 27) in Al-Hamdaniya, Iraq.

This footage was filmed and produced 27 September 2023.

At least 100 people died in Iraq and another 150 were injured on Tuesday night, September 26, in a fire at a wedding in a party hall in Al-Hamdaniya, a small city in the north of the country, as confirmed by the Ministry of Health.

Dozens of people gathered in the hospital courtyard, relatives of the victims and local residents who had come to donate blood, according to the same source. Residents also rioted in front of the open doors of a refrigerated truck carrying several black body bags, the photographer reported.

The health authorities of Nineveh, the province in which Hamdaniyah is located, "counted 100 dead and more than 150 injured in the fire," announced the official Iraqi news agency INA, referring to a "preliminary balance sheet." Health Ministry spokesman Saif al-Badr confirmed the death toll.

This footage illustrates the fire scene, injured people and fire scene during the following morning in Al-Hamdaniya, Iraq.