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Coverage dated July 16, 2025

Iraq shopping mall fire kills more than 60

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A fire tore through a newly opened shopping mall in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut overnight, killing at least 61 people, authorities said Thursday, as

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  1. Los Angeles Times

    A fire at a shopping center in eastern Iraq kills more than 60 people (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Photographs and videos on local media showed the five-story Corniche Hypermarket Mall engulfed in flames only a week after it had opened.

  2. Digital Journal

    Iraq shopping mall fire kills more than 60 (opens Digital Journal)

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    A fire tore through a newly opened shopping mall in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut overnight, killing at least 61 people, authorities said Thursday, as

  3. NBC News

    At least 60 people killed in Iraq market fire, state media says (opens NBC News)

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    A massive fire in a hypermarket in al-Kut city in eastern Iraq has left at least 60 people dead and 11 others missing, officials said.

  4. The Boston Globe

    A fire at a mall in eastern Iraq kills more than 60 people (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Civil defense teams rescued more than 45 people who became trapped when the fire broke out late Wednesday in the city of Kut in Wasit province.

  5. The Columbian

    Fire at shopping center in eastern Iraq kills more than 60 people (opens The Columbian)

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    KUT, Iraq — A fire engulfed a newly opened shopping center in eastern Iraq, killing more than 60 people, including children, Iraqi officials said Thursday.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Iraq: Fire engulfs new shopping mall, killing dozens – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    A fire tore through every floor of a newly opened multi-story shopping center in eastern Iraq, killing at least 61. Officials have filed legal charges against the building owner and the mall owner.

  7. KTVZ Bend

    Dozens killed as massive fire rips through shopping mall in eastern Iraq (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Laura Sharman, Aqeel Najim and Teele Rebane, CNN (CNN) — A huge fire tore through a large shopping center in Iraq’s eastern city of Kut on Wednesday, killing dozens of people and devastating a community.

  8. CBS News

    Fire guts Iraq shopping center, killing at least 61 people, officials say (opens CBS News)

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    A fire tore through a newly opened shopping center in eastern Iraq, killing at least 61 people, including women and children, according to officials.

  9. Al-Monitor

    Fire at mall in Iraq leaves at least 60 dead, officials say (opens Al-Monitor)

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    BAGHDAD (Reuters) -A massive fire in a hypermarket in al-Kut city in eastern Iraq has left at least 60 people dead and 11 others missing, the city's health authorities and two police sources told Reuters on Thursday.

  10. New York Post

    Fire at newly opened mall in Iraq kills more than 60 people (opens New York Post)

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    A fire at a newly opened mall in eastern Iraq’s Wasit province killed more than 60 people, including women and children, Iraqi officials said Thursday.

  11. The Guardian

    Fire at newly opened Iraqi shopping centre kills 61 people (opens The Guardian)

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    Survivor says blaze at mall in eastern city of Kut started after air conditioner unit exploded

  12. PBS NewsHour

    Massive fire engulfs shopping mall in Iraq, killing more than 60 (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Iraqi officials say a fire engulfed a newly opened shopping center in eastern Iraq, killing more than 60 people in eastern Wasit province.

  13. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Dozens killed as massive fire rips through shopping mall in eastern Iraq | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Laura Sharman, Aqeel Najim and Teele Rebane, CNN (CNN) — A huge fire tore through a large shopping center in Iraq’s eastern city of Kut on

  14. UPI

    Dozens killed in Iraqi shopping mall fire (opens UPI)

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    Several people are dead and an investigation is underway after a fire destroyed a five-story shopping mall in Iraq on Wednesday evening.

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