Two dead after fire at Iranian military facility

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps did not say what caused the fire.
An Iranian man walks past banners at a street exhibition by Iran's army and paramilitary Revolutionary Guard force to celebrate "Defence Week", marking the 41th anniversary of the start of 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war, at the Baharestan Square in Tehran, on Sept. 25, 2021.
An Iranian man walks past banners at a street exhibition by Iran's army and paramilitary Revolutionary Guard force to mark the 41th anniversary of the start of 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War at Baharestan Square in Tehran, Sept. 25, 2021. - ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images
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An elite Iranian military force reported a fire at one of its facilities Sunday night.

The fire broke out at a research center belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the west of the capital Tehran. Three personnel were injured and firefighters extinguished the blaze, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported. The agency did not report what caused the fire. 

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