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Fire at Maroun Petchem Plant Contained

Fire at Maroun Petchem Plant Contained
(Wednesday, February 5, 2025) 09:57

TEHRAN (NIPNA) – A fire at the Maroun Petrochemical Company’s hydrocarbon waste storage site has been fully extinguished, according to the spokesperson for the Emergency Response Unit of the Petrochemical Special Economic Zone in Iran.

Mohsen Adibi, the spokesperson, said the fire broke out at 11:42 a.m. local time on Tuesday and was reported to the zone's fire department. Firefighters successfully brought the blaze under control by 1:05 p.m., with cooling operations on affected equipment also completed shortly afterward.

“All firefighting units have left the site, and the incident has been fully contained,” Adibi said in a statement carried by the Public Relations Office of the Petrochemical Special Economic Zone.

The fire caused minor injuries to six individuals, who were treated on-site and later transferred to Maroun Petrochemical’s emergency medical center for further care. “Fortunately, all those injured are in stable condition,” Adibi confirmed.

Firefighters from Amir Kabir Petrochemical Company and Bandar Imam Petrochemical Company assisted Maroun’s emergency teams in extinguishing the fire.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by safety and technical experts, Adibi added.

No significant disruption to operations or major environmental impacts have been reported.

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