A massive blaze swept through a major shopping complex in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut on Wednesday, leaving scores dead and causing widespread devastation in the community. According to the Iraqi Ministry of Interior, at least 61 people, including men, women, and children, lost their lives in the fire that engulfed the five-story Al-Kornish Hypermarket. Dozens more were rescued from the burning building, the ministry confirmed in a statement released Thursday morning. “This tragic incident