<p>A fire tore through a newly opened shopping mall in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut overnight, killing at least 61 people, authorities said Thursday, as grief-stricken families searched for missing relatives.</p>

The cause was not immediately known, but one survivor told AFP an air conditioner had exploded{ai:summary}<p>A fire at a newly opened shopping mall in Kut, Iraq, resulted in at least 61 fatalities, with families now searching for missing loved ones. Authorities are investigating the cause of the blaze. #society</p>

Fire at newly opened Iraq shopping mall kills more than 60

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