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.
A raging fire seemingly caused by fireworks set off to celebrate a Christian wedding consumed a hall packed with guests in northern Iraq, killing around
The fire happened in Iraq's Nineveh province in its Hamdaniya area, a predominantly Christian area just outside of the city of Mosul, authorities said.