ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Seven members of a family lost their lives in Iraq’s southern province of Diwaniyah on Sunday after their house burned, a local official said. The blaze is believed to have been caused by an electric circuit.
“This fire incident occurred this afternoon when a fire broke out in a house. The seven family members from Diwaniyah who died consisted of the family's grandfather, parents, and their four children,” Amir Kinani, director of media for Diwaniyah’s health directorate, told Rudaw.
Kinani added that no one survived the fire.
An informed official told Rudaw on the condition of anonymity that the fire was caused by an electric circuit.
Police later identified the owner of the house, who was among the deceased, as a retired brigadier.
Fires are a recurring threat in Iraq, where enforcement of fire and safety regulations is often inadequate. The risk increases significantly during the summer months, when extreme heat exacerbates the potential for electrical faults and other fire hazards.
Contributing factors include aging infrastructure, overcrowded public spaces, poor electrical systems, and a widespread lack of basic fire safety measures.
Dozens were killed in July after a fire broke out at a shopping mall in Iraq’s eastern Wasit province.
Iraq had recorded more than 3000 fire incidents in the first six months of this year, according to the Iraqi Civil Defense Directorate.
“This fire incident occurred this afternoon when a fire broke out in a house. The seven family members from Diwaniyah who died consisted of the family's grandfather, parents, and their four children,” Amir Kinani, director of media for Diwaniyah’s health directorate, told Rudaw.
Kinani added that no one survived the fire.
An informed official told Rudaw on the condition of anonymity that the fire was caused by an electric circuit.
Police later identified the owner of the house, who was among the deceased, as a retired brigadier.
Fires are a recurring threat in Iraq, where enforcement of fire and safety regulations is often inadequate. The risk increases significantly during the summer months, when extreme heat exacerbates the potential for electrical faults and other fire hazards.
Contributing factors include aging infrastructure, overcrowded public spaces, poor electrical systems, and a widespread lack of basic fire safety measures.
Dozens were killed in July after a fire broke out at a shopping mall in Iraq’s eastern Wasit province.
Iraq had recorded more than 3000 fire incidents in the first six months of this year, according to the Iraqi Civil Defense Directorate.
Hastyar Qadir contributed to this article.
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