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| Iran fuel pipeline explosion caused by gas leak kills 3, injures 4 – state news agency (PHOTO, VIDEO) | Iran fuel pipeline explosion caused by gas leak kills 3, injures 4 – state news agency (PHOTO, VIDEO) |
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| An explosion at an oil and gas pipeline in southwestern Iran has killed three people and injured four, according to the country’s state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). | An explosion at an oil and gas pipeline in southwestern Iran has killed three people and injured four, according to the country’s state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). |
| The blast, caused by a gas leak, occurred at around 4pm local time, Adnan Qazi, the governor of Shush County in the province of Khuzestan, was quoted as saying on Tuesday. | The blast, caused by a gas leak, occurred at around 4pm local time, Adnan Qazi, the governor of Shush County in the province of Khuzestan, was quoted as saying on Tuesday. |
| Pictures apparently taken at the scene showed major damage to a small building surrounded by debris, and a motorcycle lying on its side. | Pictures apparently taken at the scene showed major damage to a small building surrounded by debris, and a motorcycle lying on its side. |
| Three people described as “experts” were killed in the explosion, which according to IRNA took place in a district of the county of Shush | Three people described as “experts” were killed in the explosion, which according to IRNA took place in a district of the county of Shush |
| Qazi said the four “seriously injured” people had been “resting” in a nearby room that was struck by the explosion. | Qazi said the four “seriously injured” people had been “resting” in a nearby room that was struck by the explosion. |
| Iran’s Mehr news agency reported the blast site as being in the Cheshmeh Khosh oil field, around 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Shush in neighboring Ilam province. | Iran’s Mehr news agency reported the blast site as being in the Cheshmeh Khosh oil field, around 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Shush in neighboring Ilam province. |
| It named those killed as two senior directors of the pipeline and an employee of the National Iranian Drilling Company. | It named those killed as two senior directors of the pipeline and an employee of the National Iranian Drilling Company. |
| They were reportedly carrying out work to the “pipeline inspection gauge” when a section of the line blew up. | They were reportedly carrying out work to the “pipeline inspection gauge” when a section of the line blew up. |
| Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh has called for an immediate investigation into the blast. | Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh has called for an immediate investigation into the blast. |
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