A massive fire at a drug rehabilitation centre in northern Iran has killed at least 32 people and injured 16, Iranian media reported on Friday.
Initial investigation showed that a heater in the opium rehab camp in Langarud in the Caspian Sea province of Gilan was the cause of the fire that spread to the rest of the centre, the province’s deputy governor was quoted as saying by the semi-official Fars news agency.
At least 32 people have been killed and 16 others injured in a massive fire at a drug rehabilitation centre in northern Iran, local media reported on November 3.
The judiciary says it is investigating the cause of the fire in the opium rehab camp in Langarud in the Caspian Sea… pic.twitter.com/VeyMuePHQS— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) November 3, 2023
“The manager and other possible culprits have been arrested so that the cause of the incident is more accurately determined,” the Tasnim news site said.
