19 Killed In Explosion At Clinic In Iran’s Capital

TEHRAN, July 1 (NNN-IRNA) – At least 19 people were killed, in an explosion at a clinic, in the northern district of Iran’s capital Tehran, on Tuesday, said Jalal Maleki, spokesman for the Firefighting Organisation of Tehran.

Maleki told the media that, 15 of the dead were women and four were men.

In the explosion, six other people were injured, he said.

Also, 20 people who were trapped in the building at the time of the explosion were rescued by firefighters, he added.

A loud explosion and a big fire hit the Sina Medical Clinic, in a crowded street near the Tajrish square, on Tuesday evening.

Local media reports said that, the explosion of Oxygen capsules was the cause of the fire.