In just a short 3 minutes on Saturday evening, the fire had extinguished the lives of 41 guests of the marriage ceremony. The women and children were in the tent celebrating with singing and dancing. The women and men have different celebrations they attend after a marriage ceremony. The men would have been in another tent having a dinner party at the time.
Instead of the men returning to the women and the groom fetching his bride, the men found the womens tent a flame and unable to even recognize most of the dead. As the flames were rolling through the tent, women and youngsters would have been fleeing for their lives and some falling down becoming crushed to the ground as others ran over them.
It is the most distressing and deadly fire that Kuwait has underwent in forty years according to the fire chief of the area.
No alcohol has been implicated in the fire since it is prohibited in Islam. The reason for the fire is being looked into.
It is not acknowledged yet if the bride perished in the flaming inferno or escaped.
Another 58 injured are at this time in the hospital. There are 7 of them that suffered serious burns and are in serious condition.
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