TEHRAN, June 3 A major fire that tore through an oil refinery in the Iranian capital had been brought under control on Thursday, but was still not completely extinguished. “The fire at the refinery has been brought under control and will be completely extinguished by noon,” the official.
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Massive Fire At Iranian Oil Refinery Extinguished; 11 Injured
June 03, 2021 16:24 GMT
Authorities said the fire at the Tondgooyan refinery was triggered by a gas leak.
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Iranian state media said a huge fire at a state-own oil refinery near Tehran has been extinguished after more than 20 hours.
Iran’s official IRNA news agency on June 3 quoted a spokesman for the owner of the facility, the Tehran Oil Refining Company, as saying the fire was “brought under control.”
Mojtaba Khaledi, spokesman for the national rescue service, said 11 people, including nine firefighters tackling the blaze, were injured.
Authorities said the fire at the Tondgooyan refinery was triggered by a gas leak.