Oil refinery fire near Iran’s capital burns into second day
The Hindu
Fire began at the state-owned Tondgooyan Petrochemical Co. to the south of Tehran on June 2 night
A massive fire at an oil refinery near Iran’s capital burned into a second day on June 3 as firefighters struggled to extinguish the flames. The fire began at the state-owned Tondgooyan Petrochemical Co. to the south of Tehran on June 2 night, sending a huge plume of black smoke into the sky over the capital. The Oil Ministry’s SHANA news agency said the fire broke out over a leak in two waste tanks at the facility. Authorities initially suggested the flames affected a liquified petroleum gas pipeline at the refinery.
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