[1/2] Volunteers search for the remains of missing bodies following a fatal fire at a wedding celebration, in the district of Hamdaniya, in Nineveh province, Iraq, September 28, 2023.
REUTERS/Ahmed Saad Acquire Licensing RightsBAGHDAD, Oct 1 (Reuters) - A fire that swept through a crowded wedding hall in a northern Iraqi town killing more than 100 people was blamed on "gross negligence" and lack of safety measures, the results of a government investigation into the disaster said.
“The fire was accidental and unintentional and occurred due to gross negligence,” the investigation findings said.
The blaze trapped people inside the wedding hall and rescue teams struggled to reach them because exit doors were few and small, Shammari said.
The investigation also made recommendations that legal action should be taken against local officials.
Persons:
Ahmed Saad, Abdul Amir al, ” Shammari, Shammari, Mohammed Shia Al, Sudani, Ahmed Rasheed, Jane Merriman
Organizations:
Volunteers, REUTERS, Rights, Thomson
Locations:
Hamdaniya, Nineveh province, Iraq, Rights BAGHDAD, Iraqi, Christian