Several people were killed and injured earlier today, in a gas explosion located in a student housing block in Dohuk, within the Kurdish region of Iraq.
Major Bewar Abdulaziz from the Dohuk Civil Defence department told the Associated Press that four people were killed, including a civil defence captain and a firefighter.
Twenty-seven others were injured in the explosion, from a bakery shop located in the building, resulting in a large blaze.
Screams could be heard as Kurdish Civil Defence teams tried to rescue people stuck in the building.
One eyewitness said there was a “huge sound” while shattered windows surrounded the scene.
Searching operations are continuing and the number of casualties may rise, said Abdulaziz..
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