# Fuel tanker blast in western Iran kills at least 10

https://mins.news/en/item/46976

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-05 23:07 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/5/fuel-tanker-blast-in-western-iran-kills-at-least-10?traffic_source=rss

> At least 10 people were killed and six others injured when a fuel tanker exploded after a road crash on Iran’s Hamedan-Sanandaj highway. The governor of Sanandaj said an initial assessment blamed a technical fault in the vehicle’s braking system. Officials said the fire was quickly contained.

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