Middle East Economic Survey
VOL. LIV
No 22
30-May-2011
IRAN
Fatal Explosion At Abadan Refinery As President Inaugurates Gasoline Unit
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was uninjured after an explosion at Irans largest refinery on 24 May, as he was inaugurating a new gasoline production unit. However, the blast killed at least one refinery worker and injured another 12. Mehr News Agency reported that the blaze took local firefighters several hours to contain. The blast was attributed to a gas...
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