Civil defence officials have reportedly said the blaze was started after fireworks were lit during the celebration.
0:22More than 100 people have died and at least 150 are injured after a fire at a Christian wedding celebration in Iraq's Nineveh province.
The health department in Nineveh province has said 114 people have died. Health Ministry spokesman Saif al-Badr earlier put the number of injured at 150 via the state-run Iraqi News Agency. One of those injured in the fire told an Associated Press reporter from hospital:" were about to do a slow dance and then they lit up this thing for the dance which caught fire."Image:Asked how the fire started, he continued:"They were about to do a slow dance, so they lit up fireworks. It hit the ceiling , which caught fire."Footage shows firefighters clambering over the charred wreckage of the building in search of survivors.
Ambulances and medical crews were dispatched to the site by federal Iraqi authorities and authorities in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, according to official statements.
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