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Mark Gobell
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 Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 7:48 pm Post subject: Chemical blaze kills 30 in Iran |
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| Quote: | Page last updated at 17:52 GMT, Sunday, 25 May 2008 18:52 UK
Chemical blaze kills 30 in Iran
An explosion and fire at a chemical plant near the city of Arak in central Iran has killed 30 people and injured 38, Iranian media report.
A container holding 60,000 litres of flammable products exploded during welding work nearby and the fire quickly spread.
Some of the dead were burnt beyond recognition and 23 of the injured suffered burns of 70% or more.
The factory reportedly produced cosmetics and detergents.
Most of the factory was destroyed but the fire was brought under control, according to one report.
The accident happened at 1600 (1130 GMT) in the plant near Arak, about 290km (180 miles) south-west of Tehran.
The region is home to much of Iran's industry, including one of its key nuclear sites, a heavy-water reactor under construction close to Arak.
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911 days since the, "earthquake" on Iran's Qeshm island on 27.11.2005
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An escalation of the CIA led insurgency?
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| Lloyds wrote: | Iranian Chemical Plant Fire Kills 30-State Media
TEHRAN (AFP)--At least 30 people were killed and 38 injured, many of them suffering severe burns, in a fire in a chemical plant in central Iran on Sunday, the state news agency IRNA said.
The fire in the cosmetics and detergent-producing plant near the town of Shazand was caused by a blast during welding work in a reservoir, IRNA said.
The accident happened at 4 p.m. in the plant near Shazand in the province of Markazi, about 200 miles south of Tehran.
"Witnesses said a 60,000-liter chemical reservoir exploded," IRNA said, adding that all the equipment in the factory and its adjacent plant caught fire.
A local rescuer told IRNA that the injured were rushed to a nearby hospital and that 23 people had suffered 70 to 100% burns.
Markazi province is one of Iran's main industrial hubs. It is also home to one of Iran's key nuclear sites, a heavy water reactor which is under construction near the city of Arak.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 25, 2008 13:41 ET (17:41 GMT) |
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Lloyds quote Dow Jones, who quote IRNA.
Here is IRNA:
http://www2.irna.ir/en/
Post it if you find it . . .
Here's Iran Daily too.
http://www.iran-daily.com/
Again, if you find the story, please post it.
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