Explosion Injures 54 at Paint Manufacturing

An explosion and fire at a paint manufacturing plant in Tabriz, Iran left 54 people injured Monday, according to the Tasnim news agency reported.

The explosion occurred at about noon at the Mamaqan Shahid Salimi Industrial Park, sending 25 people to the hospital, including 10 that were in critical condition. The others were treated at the scene.

Firefighters were working to contain the fire. The cause of the explosion was unknown.