at least nine people A gas tanker exploded, killing 13 others in accident in Baghdad on Security forces said Saturday evening.
The explosion was heard across many of The capital of Iraq was in a car park near a football area in residential area of East Baghdad.
“Nine civilians were killed and 13 wounded” in the explosion of the tanker commander of Security forces in Baghdad Ahmed Salem said in a permit.
The explosion is an accident, not an act of terrorism” added.
A medical source told AFP (AFP) that 12 people were killed.
Another medical source told AFP earlier that “eight people dead and 20 wounded.
Agence France-Presse reporter said that windows of Nearby buildings were blown up out And the vehicles in The area damaged.
“we were in home And I felt a strong explosion and smell of Gas”, citizen Muhammad Aziz, who spirits just 100 meters (yards) from the site of the explosion told AFP.
“I felt like We were suffocating” added. Our doors and windows blown up out. “
Iraq recently elected President Abdel Latif Rashid promised to open an investigation to identify these people responsible for the incident.
Safety Standards in The transportation and construction sector is often mocked in Iraq and accidents common incident.
In April 2021, more from 80 people Die in hospital fire in Baghdad, after the poorly stored oxygen bottles exploded.
