The number of people injured during the Novruz celebrations in Iran has exceeded 5,500, said the spokesperson of the Iranian Emergency Management Organization, Babak Yektaparest, APA reports citing Tasnim.
According to him, 5,568 people have been injured so far, and 19 people have died.
It was reported that among the injured, 338 people have had amputations.
1,557 people have eye injuries, and 1,531 people have burn injuries.
The highest number of injuries comes from Tehran with 1,049, East Azerbaijan with 866, and West Azerbaijan with 620.