A huge fire has torn through a commercial building in Iraq’s eastern city of Kut, killing dozens of people, local authorities said Thursday.

At least 61 people have been killed and several more are missing in a huge fire at a hypermarket in Kut city in eastern Iraq, according to officials.

The cause of the fire remains unknown. However, the province's governor said initial results from an investigation would be announced within 48 hours

The complex had only just opened and legal cases have been opened against its owners. The cause is so far unclear.

Saudi Arabia has expressed profound sorrow over the tragic fire that broke out in a shopping center in the city of Kut, Iraq, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries.In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,

KUT, IRAQ: At least 61 people have been killed and many more are missing following a devastating fire that broke out at the newly opened Corniche Hypermarket Mall in the city of Kut, located in the Wasit governorate of eastern Iraq.

A fire engulfed a newly opened shopping center in eastern Iraq, killing more than 60 people, including children, Iraqi officials said Thursday.