Tehran, Jan 8 (IANS) At least five pilgrims died in a fire that erupted in a hotel in the Iraqi city of Karbala, Iranian authorities confirmed on Sunday.
All five victims, who died in the Qasr al-Mola hotel fire, were from Khorasan Razavi province of Iran and had arrived in the Shia Muslim holy city for pilgrimage, IRNA news agency reported.
A total of 108 Iranian Shia pilgrims were staying at the hotel but many of them were out when the fire erupted on Saturday evening, a senior official said.
He added that the pilgrims came to Iraq through an illegal travel agency and they had been lodged in a hotel which was not safe.
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