Iraq hotel fire kills Bangladeshis, others

Official death toll 29 killed and 22 wounded 

News and Images Desk 

July 16: At least 29 people, including Bangladeshis and other foreign nationals, were killed in a hotel fire in the Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah Thursday. 

Another 22 people were injured in the fire at the Soma Hotel in the central area of the city, sources said.

"Most of the people killed were choked because of the smoke. They could not get out," head of the health department in the city said. 

The building was a small five-storey hotel that attracted lots of foreign business people because it was in a secure area. 

There was still confusion over the exact death toll, but sources said that the dead included Americans, Europeans, Koreans, Bangladeshis, Arab nationals and various other nationalities. 

The reported official death toll was first put at 40 people, but later revised down by the city police chief. 

"The official final death toll is 29 killed and 22 wounded," the top cop said. 

Source: Internet/rm/2000hrs
 

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