Fire Engulfs Warehouse Storing Iraq Election Ballots in Latest Setback for Troubled Vote

BAGHDAD — A fire engulfed a depot on Sunday where ballots from Iraq’s national elections were being stored ahead of a full manual recount, the latest setback for a process that had already been mired in accusations of fraud and other violations.

"Fire Engulfs Warehouse Storing Iraq Election Ballots in Latest Setback for Troubled Vote" is from the June 10, 2018 World section of The Washington Post. It was written by Tamer El-Ghobashy and Mustafa Salim and narrated by Sam Scholl.