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Al-Kut, Iraq, July 17, 2025 — A devastating fire ripped through a five-storey hypermarket in the eastern Iraqi city of al-Kut late Wednesday night, killing at least 60 people and leaving 11 others missing, local health officials confirmed on Thursday.Dramatic footage shared online showed the building engulfed in flames as emergency responders fought through the night to douse the blaze. Reuters reported the accounts from two police sources and the city’s health department, though the videos circulating on social media could not be independently verified."We have compiled a list of 59 victims whose identities have been confirmed," a city health…