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Interior Ministry of Iraq(LONDON) An ecstatic couple slow danced surrounded by their loved ones in an opulently decorated wedding hall flanked by pyrotechnics.
Within an hour, over 200 of their closest friends and family suffered severe burns and smoke inhalation. More than half did not survive.
Videos verified by ABC News and reviewed by a fire investigator reveal the hazards that turned the venue, Al-Haitham Hall in Hamdaniya, Iraq, into what the investigator described as a "firetrap."
The deadly fire in late September sparked a speedy government investigation that placed the blame on the venue s owners but has also revealed broader cleavages within Iraqi society.
Pyrotechnics
A report issued by Iraq s Interior Ministry four days after the fire highlights four pyrotechnic devices in the center of the wedding hall as responsible for the start of the fire. Sparks reached four meters in height, according to the report.
The judgement prompted ire among some observers, w
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As the Sudani administration seeks to improve public services and infrastructure to appease disillusioned citizens, it must break the patterns of Iraq’s post-reconstruction corruption.