It is all to easy to get lost in one's own feelings of righteous indignation......

(guardian + agencies)
A fire that swept through a tent at a wedding party in Kuwait, killing at least 43 women and children, was started deliberately by the groom's ex-wife as an act of revenge, reports claimed today.

The yet to be named woman confessed to using petrol to set the packed tent alight, Kuwait's al-Qabas newspaper reported, adding that she had done so because of the way her former husband treated her.

The death toll from the blaze climbed to 43 after two severely burned victims died from their injuries yesterday, the country's fire department said.

The tent, set up for female guests at the wedding celebration in al-Jahra, a tribal area west of Kuwait City, became consumed by fire within three minutes of being lit on Saturday night. A number of those killed were believed to have been crushed as people attempted to flee. Fifty-two people are in hospital.

Colonel Mohammed al-Saber, a spokesman for the interior ministry, told state television that the blaze was caused by arson and that the culprit had confessed to carrying out the crime for personal reasons.

The English-language Kuwait Times said the arsonist was arrested after witnesses said they had seen a woman setting the tent on fire using kerosene-soaked rags. The new bride was uninjured but her mother and sister were killed, the paper reported, citing an unnamed source.

Kuwaitis celebrate weddings in separate parties for men and women, with children attending the women's event. In tribal regions the parties are often held in tents, a custom rooted in the country's nomadic heritage.