A Fire at a Shopping Center in Eastern Iraq Kills More Than 60 People

9 hours ago Iraqi officials say a fire engulfed a newly opened shopping center in eastern Iraq, killing more than 60 people in eastern Wasit province. Iraq’s Ministry of Interior said civil defense teams rescued more than 45 people who became trapped when the fire broke out late Wednesday in the city of Kut. The ministry says 14 charred bodies remain unidentified. The provincial governor says the cause of the fire is still under investigation but that legal cases were begun against the building owner and shopping center owner. He did not specify what the charges were.