Fire at Iran's petrochemical refinery contained, says IRNA

Smoke and flames rise after a fire broke out at Shahid Tondgooyan Oil Refinery in Tehran, Iran on June 02, 2021 [Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency]

A fire that broke out today at the waste warehouse of the Marun Petrochemical Refinery in southwest Iran has been put out, IRNA news agency reported according to Reuters, adding that six people suffered minor injuries from the incident.

Marun Petrochemical Refinery, located in Bandar-e-Mahshahr, has an annual production capacity of 1.1 million metric tonnes of polyethylene, IRNA said.

“The fire at the open-air hydrocarbon waste warehouse was completely put down by the local fire department within one hour of the incident being reported,” the official responsible for emergencies at the Mahshahr Petrochemical Special Economic Zone said.

The cause of the fire is yet to be determined.

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