Iraqi lawmaker calls for parliamentary probe into Taji military camp fire

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi lawmaker Ali Anhir al-Saray has called for the formation of a parliamentary investigative committee to determine responsibility for a fire that broke out at the Taji Military Camp north of Baghdad. The lawmaker said the causes of the fire should be investigated and that anyone found to have been negligent should be held accountable. Al-Saray also called for those identified as having committed errors or negligence to be referred to the judiciary, and stressed that the investigation should be conducted transparently. The cause of the fire and whether any personnel were injured or killed have not yet been announced by official authorities. Taji Military Camp is among the major military facilities located north of the capital Baghdad. No further details on the incident were immediately available.