[78187] A series of deadly explosions around the world: reports from Iran, Myanmar, and the USA

A series of explosion and leak incidents around the world

During the last 24 hours, a number of deadly explosion incidents have been reported around the world, ranging from local gas accidents in Iran to large-scale industrial disasters abroad.

Events in Iran: gas leaks and household accidents

In Iran, two explosion incidents were reported as a result of gas leaks. According to Vahid Online, an explosion that occurred in a 40-unit residential complex in the first phase of the city of Andisheh caused injuries to at least 4 people. Student News Agency SNN noted that the incident occurred on the third floor and there is a concern about an increase in the number of casualties. At the same time, the IRNA news agency and the channel affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards Sepah_Pasdaran reported another gas explosion in the Bagh Abrisham neighborhood of Kermanshah, which led to a fire in two houses and the injury of two people.

Huge explosion in Myanmar

In Myanmar, a deadly incident was reported in Namkham District, near the border with China. According to the channel Akharinkhabar, an explosion at an explosives warehouse used for mining caused the deaths of at least 45 people and the injury of about 70 others. Other sources, including FarsNewsInt, raised the death toll to more than 55, noting the destruction of about 100 houses in the area. The incident is attributed to a warehouse where explosives belonging to armed groups opposing the local government were stored.

Industrial disaster in the United States

In the United States, the tragedy at a paper and packaging factory in Washington state has reached a bitter end. As reported by Akharinkhabar, after searches by rescue teams, the bodies of all 9 workers who were defined as missing were found, bringing the death toll from the chemical tank explosion to 11. FarsNewsInt noted that this is "one of the deadliest industrial disasters in recent decades" and that there are heavy concerns about contamination of the Columbia River as a result of the leak of about 3.4 million liters of chemical materials.