Ten Killed, 5 Injured In Collapse Of Residential Buildings In Northeastern Iran - Reports

Ten Killed, 5 Injured in Collapse of Residential Buildings in Northeastern Iran - Reports

The collapse of three residential buildings in Mashhad in the northeast of Iran left 10 people killed and five others injured on Saturday, local media reported.

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 25th August, 2018) The collapse of three residential buildings in Mashhad in the northeast of Iran left 10 people killed and five others injured on Saturday, local media reported.

"As of now, ten people were killed in this incident," Mehdi Rezai, the deputy head of the Mashhad fire department, told the ISNA news agency, adding that five wounded people had been hospitalized.

Rezai also noted that 15 neighboring buildings had been damaged by the boiler blast that caused the collapse. The official added that the authorities were working to determine the reason behind the incident.