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Five people detained in relation to Soran building fire

One of the detainees is the owner of the building and another owner of a furniture storefront on the first floor of the building, along with three of his employees.

Spindar Mohammed 2023/12/09 21:41

The exterior of burned down facade of the residential building, in which at least 14 were killed on Friday night, Dec. 9, 2023. (Photo: Rahand Mohammad/Kurdistan 24)

Kurdistan Soran Fire

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – An investigation into the perpetrators behind the fire incident in a residential building in Soran district has concluded and five individuals have been detained for questioning, according to a Kurdistan 24 reporter.

However, a separate investigation into the cause of the fire continues.

The detainees include the main owner of the building and another owner of a furniture storefront on the first floor of the building, along with three of his employees.

A fire broke out on Friday night at a residential building in Soran district in northern Erbil province, where at least 14 people have so far been killed while 13 others were wounded, including firefighters.

The Kurdistan Region’s Soran Independent Administration on Saturday declared three days of mourning after the deadly inferno.

Moreover, US Ambassador to Iraq Alina L. Romanowski and the EU Ambassador to Iraq Thomas Seiler expressed their condolences to the families of the victims.

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani “ordered the launch of a swift investigation into the incident and monitor the condition of the wounded.”