Fire breaks out at Iran's petrochemical plant, 3 killed - Video

A massive fire has broken out at the Kaveh Petrochemical Complex, a petrochemical plant located in Iran's Bushehr province, killing three people, according to state media reports. The fire, which erupted on Wednesday, has claimed the lives of at least three people.

According to the news agency i24, ten others were injured after a fire broke out at a methanol storage tank.


Footage of thick plumes of smoke has been recorded and widely shared across social media platforms. The plant is located approximately 1,200 kilometers (750 miles) south of Tehran.

The state media reported, "Given the scale of the incident, the number of injuries and deaths is likely to increase."

Alireza Sajadi, mayor of the nearby port city of Dayyer, told local television that the fire had broken out in the complex's dedicated port but "has been contained."


He said the cause of the fire is currently unknown but added that more details would emerge "in a few hours."

This incident comes just over a month after a deadly explosion at Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas, which killed 58 people and caused significant damage. Officials had attributed that blast to “negligence.”

As of now, the cause of the Kaveh Petrochemical Complex fire remains unclear.

One user posted on social media, “This time, Ali Khamenei has committed another crime — in Bandar-e Dayyer. A massive fire has broken out in the methanol storage tank at Kaveh Petrochemical Plant in Bandar-e Dayyer, Bushehr. So far, three people have been confirmed dead and ten injured. The number of casualties may still rise.”