Sayeed Muhammad: At least 10 people died after a building collapsed following a water heater explosion in northern Iran, reports AP citing the country’s media.
Five others were injured and hospitalized in the incident took place in Mashhad yesterday, according to the reports. However, the reports did not much detail the incident–one the most deadly such incidents in Iran.
Many Iranians use gas-consuming storage water heaters and similar cases in the past have been blamed on gas leakages from the heaters and a disregard for safety measures.
Saturday’s report from the YJC.ir news website says the explosion happened early in Mashhad, some 900 kilometers northeast of the capital Tehran.
It said six of the victims died immediately at the site following the collapse of the two-story building while the rest succumbed to their injuries after being rushed to hospital.
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