Fire Breaks Out At Refinery In Iran

A fire at a crude oil distillation unit at a refinery in the central Iranian city of Isfahan injured four people, the official said.

Two of the injured were firefighters, a senior official at Isfahan governorate said, adding that the fire had been extinguished.

The official said pipes at the entrance of unit 3 of the refinery caught fire, however, he did not say what caused the pipes to catch fire.

Meanwhile, report says the unit that caught fire had been under repair.

REUTERS/Christopher Ojilere