Wedding Hall Fire Causes BD80,000 Loss

A suspected wiring fault ripped through a Bahrain wedding venue on Saturday, destroying stock and fittings worth about BD80,000 just days before a run of booked ceremonies.

No one was hurt in the blaze at Al Zafa Garden, which spread through the hall and nearby stores after fire broke out in a passageway.

Haider Tarada, the owner, said the fire was believed to have begun in wiring linked to a refrigerator at the farm-based site.

The flames swept into other parts of the property, damaging tables, chairs, furniture, decorations, flowers and supplies kept for weddings and other events.

The fire has left the business scrambling to find other venues for couples due to hold their weddings in the coming days.

Mr Tarada said the bookings were now the most pressing concern, with little time to move the events and settle arrangements with customers.

‘Praise be to God in all circumstances. What God has decreed has happened,’ he said.

‘I never thought I would watch years of work disappear before my eyes, but I believe that what God has written is for the best, and I pray that He will grant me something better.’

Mr Tarada said he sought only prayers and drew strength from the support of relatives, friends and others around him.

He vowed to rebuild the business and resume trading despite the scale of the loss.

He also praised Civil Defence crews for putting out the fire.