Fireworks blasts kill 21 in Iran over 4 weeks ahead of Fire Festival

TEHRAN, March 19 (Xinhua) -- At least 21 individuals were killed and 6,419 others injured in fireworks-related incidents across Iran over the past 28 days leading up to the Fire Festival, which was celebrated on Tuesday, state-run IRIB TV reported Wednesday.

The fatalities resulted from incidents related to the making, storing, and use of fireworks between Feb. 19 and March 18, IRIB TV quoted Jafar Miadfar, head of Iran's Medical Emergency Organization, as saying.