SULAIMANIYA: A fire at a hotel in the northern Iraqi city of Sulaimaniya killed 40 people, including foreigners, and injured at least 23 others, a hospital source said on Friday.
The fire, at the hotel in the central area of the city, began late on Thursday and raged out of control for several hours. At least three of the victims died jumping from the third floor to escape the flames, an official said.
"Most of the people who were killed were choked because of the smoke. They could not get out," said Dr. Reqot Hama-Rasheed, head of the health department in the city.
A source at the city's emergency hospital said the death toll was 40, with another 23 people injured. Women and children were among the casualties.
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