Moment fire rips through Iraqi wedding

Mourners have gathered in Hamdaniya, Iraq to bury their loved ones after a wedding hall blaze killed more than a 100 people and left 150 others injured. The Iraqi interior minister said 14 people including the owners of the wedding hall have been arrested.

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[davidz]

Never release fireworks or flares indoors!

[TheBronyCraft]

Fireworks never indoors. Sad to see common sense ignored.

[jennpul]

They paid someone alot of money to plan the most important event in their lives and this is what they got. Really sad😢

[stephaniecraven]

Seeing men cycle through the pain and anguish says a lot about the culture.
The emotions, showing because of something so heartbreaking and unimaginable just hurts way over here.

[Chocoddk]

This was sad, but something tells me they knew that you shouldn't have fire works in the inside but because one has money they wanted things their way to have a lavish wedding ignoring the danger that was gonna happen. It was just sad and could have been avoided.

[JC-zmjg]

May they rest in peace and May God help their loved ones who lost their lives in this horrible tragedy ✝️🙏🙏

[juditha.jean-francois]

Who the heck thought it was a good idea to set off pyrotechnics inside a location??

[daisiejensen]

Even though the building didn't have a good structure, you should still never release fireworks inside. It is just common knowledge.

[بناءالإنسان-نل]

Rest in peace all who lost thier lives

[Terri]

Why did the bride and groom want fireworks! Why, Why, Why! Just be humble and greatful to get married.

[tanishanightingale]

This is so sad. So much suffering that could’ve been avoided.

[DrLauraRPalmer]

Ok so, the bride and groom ARE ALIVE but with injuries they’re saying…
And It wasn’t fireworks it was cold spark machines that are used in thousands of weddings. They are COLD SPARKS not hot so you can put your hand right through it like a Fourth of July sparkler or the ones you see in clubs sitting inside birthday champagne bottles…they do not catch anything on fire. But from the footage the sparks were too high and they touched the flames on the candles up in the chandelier and it all ignited.
So so devastating .., simply unfathomable. Did someone curse this wedding I wonder.
A true freak tragedy. RIP🕊️🙏

[aliciaroberts]

The way he was crying for his mom when he found her garments! This is unforgivable!

[sarahmurphy-nfyl]

Devastating 😢 😭 😿 fireworks inside was a disastrous idea. RIP 😢 Condolences to all the families 💔

[natalielawrence]

That tiny little princess shoe though. 😭
Why would they have even have thought fireworks indoors would be safe? They are renowned for being unsafe outdoors. This is just so, so sad 😞

[CaptainAMAZINGGG]

I cannot even understand this level of incompetence or lack of common sense, for anyone involved.
😢😢😢

[arabianlegend]

Sad..Arrest all those idiots who lighted up fireworks indoors 😢

[aleighb]

My heart breaks for these families and the bride and groom. Someone sold them a bad bill of goods and now, not only was their special day ruined, it is now blemished by the unnecessary loss of family and friends. I empathize with their weeping, pray for peace, and hope with all that I have that the persons responsible for this pay the price.

[Angelseverywhere]

God bless all the people that survived
May god bring you all peace some how and strength to get through this.

😫👼👼👼👼👼👼👼👼👼👼👼🤲

[mrsrimskie]

This was heartbreaking, God bless the families who lost loved ones, what should have been a happy day was a total tragedy, just hearbreaking 💔💔💔🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻