Shocking new Iraq wedding drone footage showing moment venue set ablaze

Iraqi Interior Ministry released footage showing moments of deadly fire at a wedding hall in Mosul last week.

Footage of the fire breaking out while the bride and groom were dancing also shows people running in a panic.

Almost 100 people died in the tragic incident, local authorities said Wednesday, Sep. 27.

There were 800 people at the wedding hall when the fire broke out, according to reports.

Another 500 people were injured in the fire, which broke out at Al Haytham Wedding Hall in the Al-Hamdaniya district, southeast of the city of Mosul, local media reported, citing Ahmed Hamdani, deputy director of the Mosul Health Department.

The Iraqi News Agency said the fire was caused by fireworks, candles, and other materials used during the event.

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[trapbois]

Honestly, I was thinking that maybe people weren't moving fast enough to get out but honestly that hall caught on fire like it was newspaper. That is absolutely insane.

[rclines]

Fireworks inside a building? What could possibly go wrong? Absolute stupidity at it's finest. The fact not 1 person in there thought it was a horrible idea is insane.

[ENIGMAPOP]

This really pisses me off. Almost 100 people lost their lives because you felt the need to have fireworks go off INSIDE?

[bobyale]

So heartbreaking. You could tell that the fire was going to spread all too quickly before all of them were given a chance to escape to safety. Our deepest condolences.

[QuietlyCurious]

No fire extinguishing system. A building constructed fast with cheap material. And gigantic crepe covered chandeliers underneath which they lit pyrotechnics. It's like they were trapped in a matchbox.

[georgewhyte]

This seems like something out of a movie. It's terrifying knowing it happened in real life. Condolences to every family that lost someone 🙏🏾

[fredtaylor]

The kids. So many innocent little kids. That is heart breaking.

[anjali]

This is so so heartbreaking.. When the best day of your life turns out to be the worst.. The pain the couple are suffering is unimaginable. My condolences to them 🙏💔

[zoozsameer]

The bride lost her mother and her brother and after that her father is dead and her sister it’s unbelievable how much pain she felt

[MaxBorges]

It's the 3rd one that I can remember but people don't learn. Attention: Never use fireworks indoors . Better never use fireworks at all, but if you have to, at least use it only outdoors.

[JohnSmith-efnr]

This is why you don't cover a ceiling in highly flammable materials and set off fireworks underneath it.

[jliggerdale]

Lesson learned for event organizers: never ever use any kind of fireworks inside a building. It's unsafe... and the building admin should know as well.

[manuzark]

as a parent my heart breaks when I saw that little child jumping with fear, RIP that poor people

[Neyobe]

It’s so sad how quickly the fire spread… it’s almost unbelievable. May all of the 100+ rest in peace

[dannycolverson]

It's amazing when it zooms out and you see how low the ceiling is. It's difficult to understand. There are clearly huge cultural differences between the UK and Iraq, because in the UK, it would have been obvious to most people straight away that the pyro is too powerful and is going to set the building alight. It's crazy how slow people are to react and how slowly they gauge how bad the situation is. When I watched this, I had no idea anyone had died, but I was screaming at the screen for them to get up and leave. Those guys at the end, standing next to an open door and just watching the building mind boggles.

[lifesajoke]

Its kinda bizzare how so many were just watching it spread.

[puzonefren]

setting off fireworks in a covered wedding hall filled with flammable decorations and 800 guests is unthinkable. Not one of them ever thought that it could spark disaster.

[ashraftarabishi]

In second 00:02 you can see when the ceiling caught fire from the fire work. It is very clear from this shot what happened. What was so shocking is how quickly the fire spread in building material.

[ricka]

When will people ever learn that any kind of indoor pyrotechnics is frought with danger.

[MikeGiallo]

it doesn´t matter if the couple wants pyro in the show, as an organizer its your responsability to say no and explain the risk of doing this