Iran: Large fire hits industrial zone in city of Doroud

Sixteen fire trucks were dispatched to tackle the blaze in Iran's southwestern city of Doroud, whose cause was unknown.

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02 August, 2023

A large fire broke out in an industrial zone in Iran's southwestern city of Doroud, state media reported on Wednesday [Manuel Augusto Moreno/Getty-file photo]

A large fire broke out in an industrial zone in Iran's southwestern city of Doroud, state media reported on Wednesday.

"A fire occurred in the tanks of the Gohar petro-refinery Industrial Zone in Doroud, injuring two people who were hospitalised," an official from Lorestan provincial authority said.

Sixteen fire trucks were dispatched to tackle the blaze, whose cause was unknown.

(Reuters)