Ten killed in boiler explosion in Iran

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FILE PHOTO: A gas flare on an oil production platform in the Soroush oil fields is seen alongside an Iranian flag in the Gulf, Iran, July 25, 2005. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/File Photo

TEHRAN: Ten people were killed and five wounded after a boiler exploded in a residential area of the city of Mashhad in northeastern Iran, Fars News reported in a Twitter post on Saturday.

Three residential buildings were completely destroyed in the blast and 15 houses in the area were damaged, according to Fars.

A picture posted by Fars on Twitter showed rescue workers digging through the rubble of a building.