At least 19 people were killed in an explosion in a clinic in the north of the Iranian capital Tehran. According to Iranian state media, it concerns fifteen women and four men.
The blast created a huge conflagration. Firefighters try to put out the fire and save people. Two of them were injured. Twenty people were taken out of the building alive.
The explosion was caused by a gas leak, local authorities say. A second explosion can be seen on images on social media. That would be the result of exploding oxygen tanks.
Among others, the state medium Fars shared images of that second explosion:
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