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11 Injured in Fire at Tehran Oil Refinery

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On Wednesday, a fire broke out in an emergency gas line at an oil refinery outside Tehran. As per a previous announcement by Iran's emergency services, only... 03.06.2021, Sputnik International

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11 Injured in Fire at Tehran Oil Refinery

10:29 GMT 03.06.2021 (Updated: 11:01 GMT 03.06.2021)

© AFP 2023 / VAHID AHMADIA picture taken late on June 2, 2021, shows fire raging at an oil refinery in the Iranian capital Tehran. - A fierce blaze broke out at the refinery in southern Tehran after a liquefied gas line leaked and exploded, the head of the capital's crisis team said on state television.

A picture taken late on June 2, 2021, shows fire raging at an oil refinery in the Iranian capital Tehran. - A fierce blaze broke out at the refinery in southern Tehran after a liquefied gas line leaked and exploded, the head of the capital's crisis team said on state television. - Sputnik International, 1920, 03.06.2021

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On Wednesday, a fire broke out in an emergency gas line at an oil refinery outside Tehran. As per a previous announcement by Iran's emergency services, only one person was injured in the incident.

The number of injured in the oil refinery fire near Tehran has risen to 11, ISNA reported, citing head of Tehran’s emergency services, Peyman Saberian.

According to Saberian, four were hospitalised and seven others received medical aid on-site.

Firefighters are still trying to extinguish a massive blaze engulfing the Tondgooyan Petrochemical Refinery that broke out on Wednesday.

June 3, 2021

According to authorities in Tehran, the fire was caused by a leak in a liquid gas pipeline.