60 Dead in Tehran Mosque Fire

Aljazeera.Net reports:

Around 60 people have died and 200 more were injured after a faulty electrical heater started a blaze in a Tehran mosque crowded with worshippers for a major Shia Muslim festival, Iranian state television reported.

It's reported that an explosion was heard to occur before the blaze, however, it could have been an electrical short. The fire burned the Ark mosque near Tehran's main bazaar, capable of accommodating 4,000 worshippers.