Erbil announces mourning for the victims of the Sulaymaniyah explosion

"Erbil is in mourning for the victims of the Sulaymaniyah explosion," Erbil Governor Omed Khoshnaw said, during his participation in the mourning ceremony held in the Erbil Citadel for the victims of the accident that occurred in Sulaymaniyah.

 The governor of Erbil confirmed the readiness of all the governorate's institutions to provide any necessary assistance to the Sulaymaniyah governorate.

Omed Khoshnaw hoped that they would learn lessons from the Sulaymaniyah incident and take positive action, especially in public places, to prevent a repeat of the incident in Erbil governorate. 

As citizens are more concerned about dealing with gas and oil systems, they say they will take more stringent measures with all stakeholders in this area.

Yesterday, Khoshnaw made a phone call to the Governor of Sulaymaniyah, Haval AbuBaker, and offered his condolences to the families and families of the victims of the "unfortunate accident" in Sulaymaniyah as a result of a gas tank explosion.

The Governor of Erbil expressed his wishes for a speedy recovery for the injured, stressing the readiness to provide all necessary assistance and support by the medical, emergency and civil defense teams in Erbil to provide relief to those affected in the Sulaymaniyah explosion accident.

At 07:45 pm on Thursday evening, a pressurized liquefied gas (LPG) tank on top of a three-storey building exploded during a family gathering, in Kaziwa neighborhood near Goizha City 3 apartments in Sulaymaniyah.

The explosion resulted in the collapse of a three-storey building, damage to a number of cars, and the occurrence of a number of deaths and injuries.