<p>Five people died and 40 were injured when a gas tank exploded and sparked a fire in a student dormitory in northern Iraq, authorities said Tuesday.</p>.<p>The blast hit Monday night when a rooftop gas tank leaked at a building housing the student accommodation and a bakery in the Kurdish city of Dohuk.</p>.<p>"The gas leaked, reaching the students' rooms, and police arrived to evacuate them," Dohuk's governor, Ali Tatar, told <em>AFP</em>. "Unfortunately at that moment, the explosion occurred."</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/baghdad-airport-hit-by-second-fire-in-three-days-1163288.html" target="_blank">Baghdad airport hit by second fire in three days</a></strong></p>.<p>A student, a bakery worker and three policemen who arrived as part of the emergency response were killed, including the unit's deputy director, Tatar said.</p>.<p>It was the second explosion of a liquefied petroleum gas tank in Iraqi Kurdistan in less than a week.</p>.<p>Last Thursday, 15 people died in Sulaimaniyah when an LPG tank exploded and caused the collapse of a building.</p>.<p>Following Monday's deaths, authorities in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region announced a ban on LPG tanks for domestic use.</p>.<p>The Dohuk blast was the latest tragedy to highlight Iraq's dilapidated infrastructure and lax safety standards.</p>.<p>On November 15 and 17, two fires broke out at Baghdad International Airport. And in late October at least nine people were killed when a gas tanker exploded in Baghdad.</p>
<p>Five people died and 40 were injured when a gas tank exploded and sparked a fire in a student dormitory in northern Iraq, authorities said Tuesday.</p>.<p>The blast hit Monday night when a rooftop gas tank leaked at a building housing the student accommodation and a bakery in the Kurdish city of Dohuk.</p>.<p>"The gas leaked, reaching the students' rooms, and police arrived to evacuate them," Dohuk's governor, Ali Tatar, told <em>AFP</em>. "Unfortunately at that moment, the explosion occurred."</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/baghdad-airport-hit-by-second-fire-in-three-days-1163288.html" target="_blank">Baghdad airport hit by second fire in three days</a></strong></p>.<p>A student, a bakery worker and three policemen who arrived as part of the emergency response were killed, including the unit's deputy director, Tatar said.</p>.<p>It was the second explosion of a liquefied petroleum gas tank in Iraqi Kurdistan in less than a week.</p>.<p>Last Thursday, 15 people died in Sulaimaniyah when an LPG tank exploded and caused the collapse of a building.</p>.<p>Following Monday's deaths, authorities in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region announced a ban on LPG tanks for domestic use.</p>.<p>The Dohuk blast was the latest tragedy to highlight Iraq's dilapidated infrastructure and lax safety standards.</p>.<p>On November 15 and 17, two fires broke out at Baghdad International Airport. And in late October at least nine people were killed when a gas tanker exploded in Baghdad.</p>