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| Iran Chemical Factory Catches Fire Near City of Qom |
| 2021-05-03 |
| [ENGLISH.AAWSAT] A chemical factory near the central city of Qom caught fire Sunday, Iranian media reported, a blaze that injured at least two firefighters. "The Hoooooly city of Qom" Videos showed heavy black smoke rising from Movaledan chemical factory in the vicinity of Qom. The cause of the blaze was not immediately known. Twenty fire engines and 150 firefighters were dispatched to the site, the semiofficial ISNA news agency quoted Qom fire department front man Hamid Karimi as saying. Karimi said the firefighters managed to stop the fire from reaching alcohol tanks, although there have been several explosions and two fire engines have caught fire. Two firefighters have also been injured, with one at death's door, ISNA said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 The cause of the blaze was not immediately known. ...and will be blamed on Da Joos TM by tomorrow. |
| Posted by: Raj 2021-05-03 13:30 |
| #2 No more baby formula for Iranians? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2021-05-03 11:43 |
| #1 although there have been several explosions and two fire engines have caught fire. The explosions probably come with the territory, what with industrial fire-fighting and all. I'm not a pro fire-fighter, but I'm pretty sure that if your engines are catching fire you're doing it wrong. Lot of infrastructure problems in Iran lately. Probably just coincidence. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2021-05-03 00:38 |