A huge fire has torn through a commercial building in Iraq’s eastern city of Kut, killing dozens of people, local authorities said Thursday.

At least 50 people have been killed and injured in a huge fire at a hypermarket in Kut city in eastern Iraq, the INA state news agency has reported, quoting the province’s governor. Videos on social media showed flames engulfing a five-storey building in Kut overnight, where firefighters were trying to contain the fire.

Fifty people were killed in a massive fire in a hypermarket in al-Kut city in eastern Iraq, the state news agency (INA) reported on Thursday, citing the province's governor. Videos circulating on social media showed flames engulfing a five-storey building in al-Kut overnight, while firefighters were trying to contain the fire.

MENA Fintech Association expands to Iraq, with Bahaa Abdul Hadi leading efforts to enhance digital payments and financial inclusion.

A devastating fire at a shopping mall in Kut, eastern Iraq, resulted in approximately 50 casualties late Wednesday, as reported by Iraqi state media.

ALBAWABA - At least 50 people were killed after a fire broke out in a shopping center in the city of Kut, south of Baghdad, Iraqi media reported on Thur

Visuals circulating on social media showed flames engulfing a five-storey building in al-Kut overnight, while firefighters were trying to contain the fire.

Fifty killed in al-Kut hypermarket fire, cause unknown, investigations ongoing, lawsuits filed against owner and mall.

H E WAS KILLED by an Israeli air strike in Lebanon last year. Yet the face of Hassan Nasrallah, formerly the boss of Hizbullah, is still plastered on posters all over Baghdad, Iraq’s capital. Alongside them are images of other Shia militia leaders from Iraq, Iran and Lebanon. They have one thing in common: their outfits are backed by Iran.

At least 50 people have been killed and many others injured in a massive fire at a hypermarket in Kut city in eastern Iraq, the INA state news agency has reported, citing the province’s governor. Videos on social media showed flames engulfing a five-storey building in Kut overnight, where firefighters were trying to contain the fire.

Around 50 people were killed and injured when a fire broke out at a shopping mall in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut, state media said Thursday, according to AFP.