Kūt, officially Al-Kut, also spelled Kutulamare, Kut al-Imara, or Kut Al Amara is a city in eastern Iraq, on the left bank of the Tigris River, about 160 kilometres south east of Baghdad, and the capital of the Wasit Governorate. From Wikipedia
Preliminary findings into the fire’s cause are expected within 48 hours under a three-day mourning period declared by the government.