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One killed after massive fire breaks out at Iran oil refinery
Updated On: 20 July, 2025 05:58 PM IST | Tehran | AP
A leaky pump in an under-repair unit at Abadan refinery caused the fire on Saturday, killing a worker, according to the state-owned IRAN newspaper. Firefighters put out the blaze in two hours and operations remained unaffected, the report said
Smoke and flame rise up in a unit of Abadan oil refinery in southwestern Iran. Pic/AP/Farid Hamoudi/Fars News Agency
A fire at Iran`s oldest and largest refinery in the southwest killed one person, state media reported Sunday.
A leaky pump in an under-repair unit at Abadan refinery caused the fire on Saturday, killing a worker, according to the state-owned IRAN newspaper. Firefighters put out the blaze in two hours and operations remained unaffected, the report said.
Iran`s deputy parliament speaker, Ali Nikzad, confirmed Sunday that some workers were also injured, media outlets said.
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