#fire-tragedy

#fire-tragedy

Photos on social media show the Corniche Hypermarket Mall, in the city of Kut in Wasit province, engulfed in flames on Wednesday. Most people died from suffocation, the government statement said. Among the dead, 14 charred bodies remain unidentified.

Emergency services were alerted to the fire at a property near Casla, Co Galway, shortly after 6am. It is understood the deceased were the only occupants of the house at the time the blaze broke out.

A statement Grenfell United, which represents survivors and bereaved families, said: 'We've said this to every secretary of state for housing since the very beginning: consult the bereaved and survivors meaningfully before reaching a decision on the tower.'