A fire at the Al-Kornish Hypermarket in Kut, eastern Iraq, killed at least 61 people, predominantly from suffocation, today, according to CNN. The five-story shopping center had been open for just one week. An investigation into the cause of the blaze has been launched. Faytuks Network reported today that a massive fire at the newly opened hypermarket resulted in the fatalities. Kut is located in eastern Iraq.
