Iraq has detained six local officials and suspended other public employees following a fire that killed 61 people at a shopping mall earlier this week, authorities said Saturday.The blaze, which broke out late Wednesday in a newly opened shopping mall in the eastern city of Kut,

Iraq has detained six local officials and suspended other public employees following a fire that killed 61 people at a shopping mall earlier this week, authorities said Saturday. The blaze broke out late Wednesday in a newly opened shopping mall in the eastern city of Kut.

Reuters' footage of the aftermath of the overnight fire showed the blackened exterior of "Corniche Hypermarket" building.