Iran gas pipeline explosion: casualties reported - VIDEO-PHOTO

At least two people were killed on Thursday in a gas pipeline explosion in southwest Iran, Report informs citing IRNA.

“The pipeline links the gas network from Mahshahr city to Ahvaz city. A child and a woman were killed in the blast.

A local official told Iran’s state TV that the number of injured people “was not known” and cars in the area had caught fire. “Fire fighters and ambulances have been dispatched to the area,”

Poor safety measures and Iran’s aging infrastructures have been blamed by some authorities for blasts in the past. 

#BREAKING
March 14 - Ahvaz, SW #Iran
Videos showing a gas pipe explosion.
Reason remains unknown.
Two people reportedly killed. pic.twitter.com/u873nMt9GR

— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) 14 марта 2019 г.