A wedding hall in al-Hamdania district in northern Iraq’s Nineveh governorate turned tragic after a sudden fire left behind the harrowing stories of hundreds of victims and widespread global solidarity.

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Many sources in Al-Hamdaniyya (Qaraqosh) say that the newlyweds survived the fire, and one of the wedding guests said in his report that the bride and groom, Haneen and Raven, are safe and sound, but their psychological condition is not good and devastated by the wedding tragedy.

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Preliminary official figures indicate that 94 people died and 101 suffered burns and suffocation in the fire.

The “groom” collapses and weeps at the official funeral of the victims of the Hamdaniya tragedy

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Interior Minister Abdul Amir Al-Shammari said the fire broke out at a large event hall in Al-Hamdania after fireworks were lit during a ceremony, causing the roof to burst onto the roof and collapse on the occupants.

Saath Mann, director of information and public relations at the Ministry of Home Affairs, confirmed that “nine people working at the hall have been arrested as a precautionary measure and arrest warrants have been issued against four owners of the hall”. As a result of this incident.

Khalid al-Muhanna, the spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Interior, explained the reasons for the increase in the number of victims, and said that they were a lack of security measures, the use of fireworks and an excessive presence. A thousand people in the event hall. He pointed out that preliminary investigations have confirmed the lack of adequate corridors and emergency exits, apart from the construction materials failing to meet the correct specifications.

Today, Wednesday, the Security Council of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region announced that it would arrest the owner of the burning hall and hand him over to the Iraqi Ministry of Interior.