A huge blast rocked a Hypermarket in the southwest Iranian city of Shiraz early on Saturday wounding 37 people, IRNA reported saying no body was killed in the incident.
The Explosion that occurred at 00:45 local time (21:15 GMT) damaged nearby buildings and shattered glasses within 30 meters from the site.
The blast and ensuing fire gutted the mall, making its entrance partially crumble and leaving cars parked nearby scorched. The incident inflicted substantial damage on the nearby commercial area, with glass debris being scattered up to 30 meters from the source of the explosion.
Footage posted on social media shows an enormous blaze raging inside a local supermarket. The fire was reportedly sparked by an explosion that struck the ground floor of the shopping mall located on Nasr Boulevard in Shiraz, IRNA news agency reported.
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