Nineteen persons had been killed and 6 hurt on in an explosion at a medical clinic in the north of the Iranian funds Tehran, the formal IRIB information company noted, quoting condition officers. A gasoline leak triggered the blast, Tehran Deputy Governor Hamid Reza Goudarzi told state tv.

A video clip posted on social media appeared to show various explosions at the north Tehran web site and one more confirmed firefighters applying a ladder to reach the roof of the making.

25 staff within at the time of the blast

A hearth touched off by the blast has been extinguished, Jalal Maleki, the Tehran Fireplace Department spokesman reported on condition Television set. The clinic, which had 25 staff within at the time of the blast, largely carries out gentle surgical procedures and clinical imaging, Harirchi stated.

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#Tehran: Photograph from the blast internet site, it was documented that two explosions had been listened to at the scene pic.twitter.com/rECWM8m5I7

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Very last 7 days, an explosion occurred close to a delicate armed forces web site in close proximity to Tehran which the defence ministry claimed was prompted by a leaking tank at a gasoline storage facility. No deaths or injuries were claimed.