Iraq Mall Fire | At least 69 Dead In Iraq's Hypermarket Fire, Mourners Grieved Their Loved Ones The death toll from a devastating fire at a hypermarket in Kut, the capital of Iraq's Wasit Province, has risen to 69, the Interior Ministry confirmed on Thursday. A massive fire broke out Wednesday night in a five-story commercial building housing a restaurant and a hypermarket, which had only been open for seven days, according to a statement of the Interior Ministry.