嚴重氣爆後面目全非的德黑蘭診所內部。(湯森路透)
《美聯社》(AP)報導,一間位於伊朗首都德黑蘭(Tehran)北部、名為「Sina At’har」的醫療診所,30日晚間發生嚴重瓦斯氣爆,根據現場救難人員統計,共造成15名女性和4名男性死亡。
社群平台上瞬間出現大量民眾分享的影片,能看到氣爆當時的威力規模。
Explosion was at Sina Athar hospital in northern Tehran. Patients have reportedly been evacuated on wheelchairs. Emergency official said fire was caused by a cylinder explosion at the medical center, leaving three people wounded.
— Negar Mortazavi نگار مرتضوی (@NegarMortazavi) June 30, 2020
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19 people have been announced dead and 6 injured in a powerful explosion in a clinic in #Iran's capital Tehran https://t.co/NtauHt4oMD pic.twitter.com/BA5yDKWLUM
— IRNA News Agency (@IrnaEnglish) July 1, 2020
消防人員撲滅火勢後,德黑蘭副省長Hamidreza Goudarzi向媒體表示,引爆點應該是大樓內部,因為醫療瓦斯罐洩漏、進而導致爆炸和著火;但國營通訊社(IRNA)則是認為,此次嚴重氣爆是因氧氣罐爆炸造成,實際細節仍需相關單位深入追查。
當爆炸發生的第一時間,由於伊朗內部消息相對封閉,甚至有外電傳聞、疑似與核電廠或核武試驗有關,最終都被政府嚴正否認。