Surroundings explosion

Event title

Iran - At least 4 killed in gas explosion at residential building in SW Iran

Event category

Explosion - Surroundings explosion

Source

Source link

Severity

Mid

Event date (UTC)

2026-01-31 13:28:49

Last update (UTC)

2026-01-31 13:28:49

Latitude

31.31901

Longitude

48.6842

Area range

Local event

Address/Affected area(s)

Ahvaz, Khuzestan

At least four people were killed in a gas explosion at a residential building in Iran's southwestern province of Khuzestan on Saturday, the official news agency IRNA reported.The incident was caused by a gas leak at the four-unit building that is located in the provincial capital Ahvaz, IRNA quoted Babak Rabiei, head of the city's fire department, as saying.He added that firefighters and rescuers have been sent to the scene and are removing the debris carefully in search of other potentially trapped individuals.