TEHERAN (AFP) - Two people died and another three were injured Tuesday (July 7) when an pre-dawn explosion rocked a factory south of Teheran, Iran's official Irna agency reported, blaming human error.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
TEHERAN - Two people died and another three were injured Tuesday when an pre-dawn explosion rocked a factory south of Teheran, Iran's official Irna agency reported, blaming human error.
"The explosion... was so powerful that the walls of the Saipapress factory nearby were also totally destroyed," Mr Amin Babai said, without giving details on the function of the factory. Mr Babai said that"firefighters had been on the scene" since shortly after the explosion and"prevented further fires and explosions".
On July 1, a powerful explosion hit a health centre in the upmarket northern Teheran neighbourhood of Tajrish, killing 19 people and damaging nearby buildings.It came days after a gas tank explosion near a military complex east of the capital, which authorities said caused no casualties.
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