Iran’s petrochemical plant in Qom province hit by explosion, fire
An explosion and fire were reported at a petrochemical plant in the Qom province of Iran on Sunday
Last Updated at May 3, 2021 06:35 IST
An explosion and fire were reported at a petrochemical plant in the Qom province of Iran on Sunday.Two firefighters were seriously injured and two of the fire trucks battling the flames caught fire and were destroyed at Shokuhieh Industrial Town, according to the Iranian Fars News Agency, reported The Jerusalem Post.
Some 150 firefighters and 20 firefighting vehicles were deployed to extinguish the large fire. A number of explosions were reported amid the fire.
A spokesman for the local fire department told Fars that the fire had been prevented from reaching nearby tanks which would have caused a “very large accident” if they had caught fire.
Last year, a series of explosions and fires hit industrial sites across Iran, including a number of petrochemical plants.
Iranian officials referred to most of the cases as incidents or accidents, although some reports have claimed that at least some of the incidents involved foul play, reported The Jerusalem Post.
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Dua petugas pemadam kebakaran terluka parah dan dua truk pemadam kebakaran yang memadamkan api terbakar dan hancur di Kota Industri Shokuhieh, menurut Kantor Berita Fars Iran, lapor The Jerusalem Post.
Sekitar 150 petugas pemadam kebakaran dan 20 kendaraan pemadam kebakaran dikerahkan untuk memadamkan api besar. Sejumlah ledakan dilaporkan terjadi di tengah kebakaran.
Seorang juru bicara pemadam kebakaran setempat mengatakan kepada Fars bahwa api telah dicegah mencapai tank terdekat yang akan menyebabkan “kecelakaan yang sangat besar” jika mereka terbakar.
Tahun lalu, serangkaian ledakan dan kebakaran melanda lokasi industri di seluruh Iran, termasuk sejumlah pabrik petrokimia.
Pejabat Iran menyebut kasus ini sebagai insiden atau kecelakaan, meskipun beberapa laporan mengklaim bahwa setidaknya beberapa insiden melibatkan permainan curang, lapor The Jerusalem Post.
