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Iran Industrial Zone Explosion Kills One

A man whose relative is on staff at Sina Athar Clinic weeps after its explosion, outside the clinic in Tehran, Iran, early Wednesday, July 1, 2020. - AP
A man whose relative is on staff at Sina Athar Clinic weeps after its explosion, outside the clinic in Tehran, Iran, early Wednesday, July 1, 2020. - AP
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Iran Industrial Zone Explosion Kills One

A man whose relative is on staff at Sina Athar Clinic weeps after its explosion, outside the clinic in Tehran, Iran, early Wednesday, July 1, 2020. - AP
A man whose relative is on staff at Sina Athar Clinic weeps after its explosion, outside the clinic in Tehran, Iran, early Wednesday, July 1, 2020. - AP

An explosion killed a worker in an industrial zone in Iran's central Isfahan province on Saturday, state news agency IRNA reported.

The blast struck on the Razi industrial estate in Shahreza county and was caused by a welder working on an oil tank, local crisis management chief Mansour Shishehforoush told IRNA.

"There was no oil inside the tank, but the welding caused the gas built up in it to explode."

Firefighters later brought the blaze under control, IRNA said, adding that Razi is "one of the largest chemical production industrial zones" in Iran.

There has been a spate of fires and explosions at military and civilian sites across Iran since June, AFP reported.

A July blast caused damage at Iran's Natanz uranium enrichment plant. Iranian authorities initially said it was an accident before later blaming sabotage.

Earlier, a powerful explosion at a clinic in northern Tehran killed at least 19 people.

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At Least 4 Construction Workers Killed in India Avalanche

A Kashmiri woman walks along a snow laden path, on the outskirts of Srinagar on February 28, 2025. (Photo by TAUSEEF MUSTAFA / AFP)
A Kashmiri woman walks along a snow laden path, on the outskirts of Srinagar on February 28, 2025. (Photo by TAUSEEF MUSTAFA / AFP)
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At Least 4 Construction Workers Killed in India Avalanche

A Kashmiri woman walks along a snow laden path, on the outskirts of Srinagar on February 28, 2025. (Photo by TAUSEEF MUSTAFA / AFP)
A Kashmiri woman walks along a snow laden path, on the outskirts of Srinagar on February 28, 2025. (Photo by TAUSEEF MUSTAFA / AFP)

At least four workers have died after an avalanche swept away a large construction crew working on a highway near India’s mountainous border with Tibet, the Indian army said Saturday.

The incident took place near the Mana Pass in northern Uttarakhand state on Friday, and 55 construction workers were initially trapped under snow. Rescuers pulled out 50 workers, of whom four later died, the Indian army said in a statement.

It said the search for the five remaining missing workers was continuing, with multiple teams of rescuers and military helicopters scanning the incident site. The statement did not specify the number of injured but said they were “being prioritized for evacuation.”

Chandrashekhar Vashistha, a senior administrative official, said some of the workers had sustained serious injuries and were hospitalized, The Associated Press reported.

Many of the trapped workers were migrant laborers who were working on a highway widening and blacktopping project along a 50-kilometer (31-mile) stretch from Mana, the last village on Indian side, to the Mana Pass bordering Tibet.

“Rescue operations were slow due to heavy snowfall, and the area remained inaccessible,” said Kamlesh Kamal, a spokesperson for the Indo-Tibetan Border Police. He said the rescuers had to work through several feet of snow, snowstorms and poor visibility.