A huge fire broke out in a commercial building in the Al-Waziriya area in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on November 6. The fire and black smoke continued to rise until the early evening hours amid vigorous efforts to put it out. The Iraqi News Agency reported that more than 20 were injured. A number of families gathered in front of the building, waiting to know the fate of their children, while the Iraqi Interior Minister directed all efforts to contain the fire.