Iraq: Shopping centre fire leaves multiple dead
Videos on INA's news channel show flames ripping through several floors of a multi-storey building as firefighters try to douse them.Other clips circulating on social media appear to show a small number of people on the roof during the fire, as well as the burned out insides of the centre.This story is being updated.
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