More than 100 people died in the tragic fire.
Dozens of children lost their lives and at least 150 people were injured in the horrific incident.
‘They lit up fireworks,’ he said. ‘It hit the ceiling, which caught fire. The entire hall was on fire in seconds.’ Iraqi security forces arrested nine workers at the venue as part of their investigation, said Abdullah Al-Jabouri, a security official who heads the Nineveh Operations Command. Hundreds gathered, many sobbing, as coffins were carried at shoulder height, some shrouded in white, one with a floral cloth, before being laid on the ground where distraught mourners tightly embraced as caskets were lowered into their graves.
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