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Fire brought under control at Iran’s Abadan oil refinery, news agency says
KHUZESTAN PROVINCE, IRAN, JUL 19 – One worker died and several were injured in a fire caused by a pump leak at Iran’s Abadan refinery, which remained operational during the incident, officials said.
- A fire erupted Saturday at Iran’s Abadan oil refinery, killing one employee.
- Firefighters put out the blaze in two hours and operations remained unaffected, the report said.
- In remarks to state TV, Pirhadi highlighted injuries among refinery staff, adding that as many as three remained in serious condition.
- Decades of sanctions have left the Abadan facility in need of major renovations, which underscores future operational risks, while speculation of sabotage has persisted since last month’s conflict.
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Fire at Iran's largest oil refinery kills 1 in the country's southwest - OHS Canada Magazine
Smoke and flame rise up in a unit of Abadan oil refinery in southwestern Iran, Saturday, July 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Farid Hamoudi/Fars News Agency) A fire at Iran’s oldest and largest refinery in the southwest killed one person, state media reported Sunday. A leaky pump in an under-repair unit at Abadan refinery caused the fire on Saturday, killing a worker, according to the state-owned IRAN newspaper. Firefighters put out the blaze in two hours a…
Fire Reportedly Contained at Iran's Abadan Refinery, One Dead
A fire that broke out on Saturday at a unit of Iran's Abadan refinery, killing one employee, has been brought under control, Iran's oil ministry's SHANA news agency reported. It said operations were unaffected. "According to initial technical probes, the cause of the fire was a leak in one of the pumps in Unit 70, and no evidence of sabotage or human intervention has been observed so far," Shana reported. State television said firefighters from …
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