Date: 05 May 2022 ، the watch 19:17
News ID: 10689

Blaze extinguished in Iran’s oldest refinery

The managing Director of Abadan Refinery in Southwestern Iran said on Thursday that fire in the refinery has been extinguished.

The managing Director of Abadan Refinery in Southwestern Iran said on Thursday that fire in the refinery has been extinguished.

Hakim Ghayyem told IRNA that the blaze occurred at 10:32 local time due to a hole in Tower 80 of the refinery.

He said that no one has been killed or injured in the incident and the damages are under investigation.
Abadan refinery is Iran’s oldest refinery which supplies some 25% of the fuel needed by the country.

Source: ICCIMA