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Ten killed in boiler explosion in Iran

Ten killed in boiler explosion in Iran

August 25, 2018 | 01:27 PM
Rescue workers dig through the rubble of a building collapsed in the blast. Picture courtesy: Fars News

Ten people were killed and five wounded after a boiler exploded in a residential area of the city of Mashhad in northeastern Iran, Fars News reported in a Twitter post on Saturday.

Three residential buildings were completely destroyed in the blast and 15 houses in the area were damaged, according to Fars.A picture posted by Fars on Twitter showed rescue workers digging through the rubble of a building.
August 25, 2018 | 01:27 PM