A gas capsule explosion at the East Bus Terminal in Tehran left 6 dead and 1 injured.
According to Mehr News Agency, Tehran Emergency announced that due to a fire around 1 pm on Friday in a container in the dormitory section of the East Tehran Terminal, 6 people lost their lives and 1 person was transferred to the hospital after initial measures.
Meanwhile, IRNA news agency, quoting the spokesman for the Tehran Fire Department and Safety Services, announced that the site of the fire was a construction workshop near Yasini Expressway.
However, Azarvash, the CEO of Tehran Terminals and Parks Organization, had announced in November 2009 about the operation of the drivers’ dormitory at the East Tehran Terminal and had stated that the construction of this dormitory was done to reduce accidents caused by driver fatigue.