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Erbil: At least 14 people were dead and 18 others were injured after a massive fire broke out at a university dormitory near Iraq’s northern city of Erbil on Friday, as reported by Reuters, citing the head of the local health directorate. The dormitory, which housed lecturers and students, was the site of the incident. The fire originated in a building in Soran, east of Erbil, according to Kamaram Mulla Mohammed, the head of Soran’s health directorate.

Local news agency Rudaw reported that the fire was later doused by he fire officials by Friday night after hours of efforts.

A local Kurdish television reported that a preliminary investigation found the fire was caused by an “electrical short circuit.”

Masrour Barzani, prime minister of the autonomous Kurdistan region, has called for a thorough probe to determine the causes of the massive fire.

Further details are awaited.

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