[BBC] Fifteen soldiers have been killed in a huge explosion at a military base near Iran's capital of Tehran, officials say."Ardeshir! Put out that stogey! We gotta move these weapons!"
The blast occurred when weapons were being moved inside a Revolutionary Guards depot, a spokesman for the elite unit told state TV.
"Nothin' to worry about, Your Enormity! It ain't like they're loaded! Who'd be dumb enough to move weaponry without unloading it first?"
Windows in nearby buildings were shattered and the blast was heard in central Tehran, 40 km (25 miles) away.
[KABOOM!]
A helicopter and ambulances have reportedly been sent to the scene.
"And hearses! Tell 'em we need hearses, dammit!"
Local MP Hossein Garousi said "a large part of an ammunition depot exploded," parliament's website reported.
Important safety tip here, folks: Safeties on, stogies out...
The Revolutionary Guards spokesman did not say what caused the blast in the village of Bidganeh, near the city of Karaj.
"I can say no more!"
"But you ain't said nuttin'!"
"Some of the casualties are reported to be in a critical condition," he said.
"Ardeshir! Ardeshir! Speak to me!"
[rattle]
Karaj resident Kaveer told the BBC's Newshour programme that the sound was "deafening".
That was how they could tell it was a kaboom...
"We were kind of shocked. I just ran out of the house and looked around," he said.
That's what I always do when something explodes down the road from me.