Six killed, 30 wounded in gas cylinder explosion in northern Iraqi city of Sulaimaniyah
Six killed, 30 wounded in gas cylinder explosion in northern Iraqi city of Sulaimaniyah
At least six people died and another 30 were injured when a gas cylinder exploded in a residential area in Sulaimaniyah, northern Iraq. The ensuing fire damaged several houses and destroyed at least five vehicles, according to police.
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Firefighters and police were immediately dispatched to the scene in Sulaimaniya [Feriq Faraj/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images]
Six people were killed and 30 injured on Thursday when a large gas cylinder exploded in a residential area in the northern Iraqi city of Sulaimaniyah, police and health officials said.
Civil defense firefighters managed to contain the fire, which damaged several houses and destroyed at least five vehicles, the police added.
Police officers said at least three houses were completely destroyed by the explosion of a cooking gas cylinder that was installed on the rooftop of one of the houses.
Firefighters are still searching for people missing from the collapsed houses, and health officials said the death toll might rise.
(Reuters)
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