4 h. ago More than 60 die in fire at newly opened shopping mall in Iraq

Survivor says the blaze, which killed at least 61 people in the eastern city of Kut, started after an air conditioning unit explodedA fire has torn through a newly opened shopping mall in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut, killing at least 61 people, as desperate families searched for missing relatives.Officials said many people suffocated in bathrooms, while one person said his five relatives died in a lift. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Iraq mall fire kills dozens as shoppers 'suffocate in toilets' after explosion

The fire in the Corniche Hypermarket Mall in Kut, Iraq, is believed to have killed at least 61 people, with shoppers trapped inside the newly opened building when it exploded

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11 h. ago Huge blaze rips through Iraq shopping mall killing at least 61 with dozens more missing

A huge blaze erupted at a newly-opened shopping centre in Iraq on Wednesday (16 July), leaving at least 61 people dead and several more missing.

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11 h. ago More than 60 dead in Iraq shopping mall inferno 'after air conditioner explodes'

Officials have launched an investigation into the blaze at the newly-opened Hyper Mall in the city of Kut.

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11 h. ago More than 60 people killed in Iraq after fire sweeps through mall

The blaze erupted late on Wednesday in the city of al-Kut – with 14 bodies yet to be identified

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30 h. ago Schoolboy prankster, 15, told police 'it's not that deep' after throwing 15kg seat from third floor of Westfield shopping centre

The 15-year-old boy admitted launching the blue chair some 50ft downwards towards shoppers at the busy mall in east London.

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1 week ago Moment Domino's Pizza 'erupts like a volcano' after multiple cars crash into buildings

Harrowing video shows the moment a multi-car crash that veered into a shopping mall complex caused a volcanic eruption of flames while bystanders rush to find cover

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EXCLUSIVE: A seaside resort's 'ghost town' shopping centre has become the latest casualty of a downward spiral which had seen the once proud area plagued by drunks and vandals.

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1 week ago One dead and woman left in critical condition after fireworks explode and light a whole city block on fire

Over 100 firefighters battled the blazes Thursday night after a fireworks explosion set multiple homes on fire in Pacoima, around 20 miles north of Los Angeles

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3 w. ago Watch: Shoppers flee mall as Iran launches missile strike on US base in Qatar

Video footage captured crowds of shoppers fleeing in panic through Villaggio Mall in Doha as Iran launched an attack on a US military base located in Qatar.

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3 w. ago Colon cancer patient's intestines 'spontaneously' explode after common operation

An 83-year-old man's small intestine spontaneously 'exploded' out of his body after suffering a common condition diagnosed in more than 5million Americans every year.

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3 w. ago Brazil hot air balloon tragedy pilot reveals how 13 survived inferno that killed 8

Witnesses looked on in horror as the hot air balloon burst into flames and fell to the ground in Santa Catarina, Brazil - eight people died but another 13 miraculously survived

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4 w. ago Shocking moment students dangle from a balcony and use tied up bed sheets to escape from Air India crash inferno

Shocking new footage shows students dangling from balconies and shimmying down tied-up bed sheets to escape the inferno caused by the deadly Air India crash. 

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last month Astonishing moment British survivor of Air India plane crash walks BACK towards flaming wreckage to rescue his brother, telling bystander: 'He's burning to death, I have to save him'

This is the dramatic moment the British man who was the miraculous sole survivor of the Air India plane crash attempted to return to the inferno of the accident to save his brother.

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