{"id":2051068,"date":"2023-09-30T17:12:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T21:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/death-toll-rises-over-100-in-fire-at-wedding-in-iraq\/"},"modified":"2023-09-30T17:14:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T21:14:37","slug":"death-toll-rises-over-100-in-fire-at-wedding-in-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/death-toll-rises-over-100-in-fire-at-wedding-in-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 100 dead in Iraq wedding fire."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdeath-toll-rises-over-100-in-fire-at-wedding-in-iraq%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2051068&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">IRAQ-FIRE-FUNERAL Mourners attend the funeral of victims who were killed when a fire ripped through\u2062 a crowded\u200d wedding\u200d hall in\u2064 the mainly Christian northern city of Qaraqosh, also known \u2062as Hamdaniyah, on September 27, 2023. (Photo by ZAID AL-OBEIDI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\">Abril Elfi<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>1:59 PM \u2013 Saturday, September 30, 2023<\/h3>\n<p>A venue in Iraq set on fire during a wedding killed more than hundred people \u200dinside.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>After a fire raced\u2062 through a large celebration \u200cin \u200cQaraqosh, in\u200d the Nineveh region of northern Iraq, the bride Haneen, 18, \u2064lost \u200dten members of her family,\u200b including her mother and brother, while\u200c her \u200cnew\u200c husband Revan, 27, \u2064lost 15 relatives. <\/p>\n<p>The death toll continues \u200dto rise as more \u200dthan 150\u2063 guests were critically or\u200d fatally injured by the fire.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cInside we are dead. We are numb. We are dead inside,\u201d Revan said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Revan went on to\u200d say that his bride\u200b <strong>\u2018can\u2019t speak\u2019<\/strong> as\u2063 a result of the accident, which has also left her father in critical condition. <\/p>\n<p>More than 150 individuals were hurt\u200b by the flames, stifling smoke, or the stampede to exit the \u2063reception hall, which had been reduced \u200cto charred ruins and mounds of twisted furniture beneath a partially collapsed\u200b ceiling.<\/p>\n<p>Indoor fireworks were\u200d suspected to be \u200dthe source of the incident, which prompted a terrified stampede for the exits.<\/p>\n<p>Videos circulating on social media show the\u200d reception with roughly 900 guests. In the footage the couple is seen \u2062having their first dance when a blaze appears as debris from the \u2062roof begins to start falling\u2064 onto the guests. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt could be a short-circuit,\u200b I don\u2019t know. But \u200bthe fire\u2063 started in the ceiling. We felt the heat\u2026 When I heard the crackling I looked at the ceiling,\u201d the groom \u2062said. \u201cThen the ceiling, which was all nylon, started to melt. \u2063It only took\u2063 seconds.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He then stated that there was a power outage\u2063 prior to their\u200d dance, which was then restored.<\/p>\n<p>Revan claimed to have seen the \u200dfire coming from the ceiling at this point and because Haneen was unable to flee due to her bridal gown, \u2063he grabbed her and dragged her\u2063 away from the\u200c blaze.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI kept \u2064dragging her \u200cand trying\u2063 to get her out\u2063 of the kitchen entrance. As people\u200c were fleeing, people were trampling on her. Her legs are injured,\u201d he said. \u201cOur relatives,\u200b our friends, our loved ones \u200dare all gone,\u2019 \u2064Revan said. They couple have now buried uncles, aunts and cousins \u200das they still wait to hear \u2064about the condition\u2063 of Haneen\u2019s father.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another video of a fire in a wedding\u2062 hall in Iraq <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Tz2S6YX7nN\">pic.twitter.com\/Tz2S6YX7nN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 janetking \u2063(@janetking851241) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/janetking851241\/status\/1706972874911961187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>According to video footage posted online, flares shot up glittering flames that ignited ceiling ornaments before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/death-toll-rises-over-100-in-fire-at-wedding-in-iraq\/\" title=\"Over 100 dead in Iraq wedding fire.\">fire\u200b enveloped extremely flammable construction \u200bmaterials<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Iraq\u2019s official INA\u2064 news\u200d agency stated that health officials \u201ccounted \u200b100 dead and more \u2064than 150 injured in the fire at a marriage hall in Hamdaniya.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Health ministry \u200dspokesman Saif al-Badr confirmed the death toll to AFP, saying the majority of the injured were being treated for \u2064burns, oxygen \u2063deprivation, \u200dand crush injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The exact number of those dead or injured is still unknown as \u2063the Iraqi Red Crescent \u200breported more than 450 casualties, without providing a breakdown of deaths and injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Police and firefighters \u200bsearched through\u2063 the charred\u200d ruins of the \u200breception hall\u200b on Wednesday, where mangled \u2064metal chairs lay strewn among the debris.<\/p>\n<p>According to civil\u200d defense officials, the \u200chall was\u200c outfitted with \u201cextremely combustible and contravened safety requirements\u201d prefabricated panels.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe danger \u2062was \u200ccompounded by the release of poisonous fumes associated \u200cwith the combustion of the panels, which contained plastic,\u201d reports stated.\u200d \u201cPreliminary information indicated\u200d that indoor fireworks had started\u200d the fire.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Videos of the funeral show hundreds of people mourning as around a hundred caskets\u2062 are being presented. The footage shows \u2064the mourning of \u200dthe couple as well\u200b as those who\u200d found remains and valuables\u200c of \u2063their\u2064 loved ones on the\u2063 site of \u200bthe tragedy. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The funeral of the victims who died \u200bin\u200b a fire at a wedding party in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iraq?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iraq<\/a>. You can see the pain of the bride and groom \u2013 it is \u2063a tragedy \u200dfor the already disadvantaged <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Assyrian?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Assyrian<\/a> Christian minority. \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XhFSY3Ozqk\">pic.twitter.com\/XhFSY3Ozqk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200d Ninve Ermagan (@NinveErmagan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NinveErmagan\/status\/1707313020509053401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28,\u200c 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A man falls to his knees after \u200bfinding his\u200c missing mother&#8217;s scorched dress during a search after \u2064a\u200c deadly fire at a wedding in Iraq. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4oTuQt2gef\">pic.twitter.com\/4oTuQt2gef<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hawk Insight (@hawk_insight)\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hawk_insight\/status\/1707329127806849441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>According to Interior Ministry \u200bspokesman General Saad Maan, nine members of the venue\u2019s staff \u2063were arrested, and arrest warrants were issued for the venue\u2019s \u2062four owners.<\/p>\n<p>Iraqi Prime\u200b Minister Mohamed Shia\u200d al-Sudani declared three days of national\u200b mourning.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! \u200bReceive breaking news \u200bblasts \u200ddirectly\u200d to your\u200d inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Chicago \u2063seems to be a city running out of\u200d money and people to tax it\u200b from.\u200c One America\u2019s Tom \u200dMcGrath covers people\u2063 are\u200d leaving and\u200c why things \u2063are getting \u200cworse for those left behind.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A lot happened last week at the White House,\u2062 from \u2063Biden meeting with auto workers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-case-you-missed-it-last-week-at-the-white-house\/\" title=\"Last Week at the White House: Recap\">large cash payments made<\/a> from China to Hunter \u200dBiden.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>This week has\u2063 been filled with \u200bmajor headlines in\u200b the\u200c US and around the world. One America\u2019s Rachel Acenas has more.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed a decision that allowed doctors\u200c to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-states-score-major-victories-for-children-against-gender-affirming-care\/\" title=\"Two States Score Major Victories for Children Against Gender-Affirming Care\">treat young kids\u2019 gender dysphoria<\/a> \u200dwith puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones in Kentucky and Tennessee. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By\u00a0Andrew Chung September \u200b29,\u2063 2023 \u2013 8:04 \u2062AM \u2062PDT Advertisement Sept 29 (Reuters) \u2013 The U.S. Supreme Court \u200don Friday agreed to\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By\u00a0Padraic Halpin\u00a0and\u00a0Max A. Cherney \u200cSeptember 29, 2023 \u2013 5:02 AM PDT \u200dAdvertisement DUBLIN, Sept 29 (Reuters) \u2013 Chipmaker\u2064 Intel\u00a0(INTC.O)\u00a0said on Friday it\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By\u00a0Supantha Mukherjee\u2064 September 29, 2023 \u2013 5:12 AM PDT Advertisement STOCKHOLM, Sept 29 (Reuters) \u2013\u200d A raid by French \u200bauthorities of the\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>LONDON (Reuters) -The European Commission \u200blaunched \u200dan investigation on Wednesday into whether to impose \u2064punitive tariffs to\u200b protect European Union \u200dautomakers against\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What caused the devastating \u2064fire at the wedding hall in Qaraqosh, \u200cIraq?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200d Iraq Wedding Fire: A Tragic\u2064 Event Leaves Mourners Devastated<\/p>\n<p>On September \u200c27, 2023, a devastating fire tore through a crowded wedding hall in Qaraqosh, a mainly Christian\u2063 city in northern Iraq. The\u2063 incident, which resulted in the loss of over a hundred lives, has left the community in mourning and shock.<\/p>\n<p>The bride, Haneen, only 18 years old, tragically lost ten members of her family in \u2063the fire, including her mother and brother. Her new\u200b husband, Revan, 27, also suffered great loss, with\u2063 15 of his relatives losing their lives. \u2064The death toll from this\u2062 horrific\u200b event continues to rise as more than 150 guests remain critically or fatally injured.<\/p>\n<p>Revan expressed his deep grief,\u2063 stating, \u200c&#8221;Inside, we are dead. We \u2062are numb. We \u200bare dead inside.&#8221; \u200bHe revealed that \u2063his bride is\u200d unable to speak as a result of\u200c the accident, and her father remains in critical condition. \u200bThe emotional toll on the survivors and their \u200dfamilies is immeasurable.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 fire is \u2063suspected to have been caused by indoor fireworks, which\u2063 sparked panic and a frantic rush for the exits. Disturbing videos circulating \u2064on social media depict the \u200dmoment when the blaze erupted, interrupting the couple&#8217;s first dance. Debris from the\u2062 roof started falling onto \u2064the guests, creating chaos and terror.<\/p>\n<p>Revan recalled the harrowing moments when the fire engulfed the hall. &#8220;It could be a \u2063short-circuit, I don&#8217;t know. But the fire started in the ceiling. We felt the heat\u2026 When I heard the crackling, I looked at the ceiling,&#8221; he said. \u200d&#8221;Then the ceiling, which was all\u200d nylon, started to melt. It only took seconds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He also shared that there was a power outage prior\u2064 to their\u200b dance, which was eventually restored. It was during this time that Revan noticed the fire\u200b coming\u2062 from the ceiling. Concerned for Haneen&#8217;s safety, \u2062he pulled her away from the blaze. Haneen, unable to flee due to her bridal gown, suffered injuries as people trampled over \u2063her during \u2064the\u200c chaotic\u200c escape.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We kept dragging \u200bher and trying to \u2063get her out of the kitchen \u2064entrance. As people were fleeing, people\u2063 were trampling on \u2062her.\u2062 Her legs\u2062 are injured,&#8221; Revan recounted. &#8220;Our relatives,\u200b our friends, our loved ones\u2062 are all gone,&#8221; he said, expressing the devastation they experienced. The couple has since buried uncles, aunts, and cousins, while anxiously waiting for updates on Haneen&#8217;s father&#8217;s condition.<\/p>\n<p>The scale of this tragedy has\u2064 left the entire community\u200d in mourning, and their pain is palpable. The loss of so many lives in \u200ba single event is a stark reminder of the fragile nature of human existence. As investigations into the cause of the fire continue, it is\u2062 crucial to remember \u2062and \u2062honor those who lost their lives and support\u2064 the survivors and\u2063 their families \u2062in their time of \u200cneed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mourners gather for the funeral of fire victims in Qaraqosh, Iraq. The tragic incident occurred at a packed wedding hall in the Christian city, also known as Hamdaniyah. The photo captures the somber scene. 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