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Blast at Iranian steel plant, latest in series of incidents
Jerusalem Post ^
| 06/06/2021
| TZVI JOFFRE
Posted on 06/06/2021 6:38:56 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
An explosion and fire were reported at the Zarand Iranian Steel Company in eastern Iran on Saturday night, in the latest in a series of
similar incidents throughout Iran, according to Iranian media.
Video reportedly from the scene showed a large blaze with what appeared to be an explosion launching debris into the air. The Iranian IRNA news reported that a large explosion occurred during the incident.
The governor of Zarand told the Iranian Fars News Agency that no injuries were caused in the incident and that the incident was under control. The incident was reportedly caused by the sudden overflow of molten material in the blast furnace, with the governor stressing that no explosion occurred.
The governor added that firefighters and emergency services were at the scene in order to prevent possible accidents and that more details would be made available later.
The Zarand Iranian Steel Company is part of Middle East Mines and Mineral Industries Development Holding Company (MIDHCO), which was placed under sanctions by the Trump administration earlier this year.
"The Iranian metals sector is an important revenue source for the Iranian regime, generating wealth for its corrupt leaders and financing a range of nefarious activities, including the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery, support for foreign terrorist groups, and a variety of human rights abuses, at home and abroad," said the US Department of the Treasury at the time.
The fire at the steel plant is the latest in a series of similar incidents that have plagued Iran in recent weeks.
Last week,
Iran's largest naval ship, the Kharg training support vessel, sank recently after it was destroyed in a fire. It is unclear what caused the fire.
Additionally, a massive fire was reported at an oil refinery in the southern part of Tehran last week, with no casualties reported in the incident.
Additional fires have been reported at a number of petrochemical plants throughout Iran in recent weeks.
At least one fire has been associated with an Iranian military site, with The Guardian reporting that a blast hit the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA), which produces a variety of aircraft, including drones, for Iranian and pro-Iranian forces in Iran's Isfahan Province.
Iranian media reported that the blast had occurred at the Sepahan Nargostar chemical and fireworks factory in the city of Shahin Shahr in Isfahan, stating at the time that the cause of the blast was under investigation. The Sepahan Nargostar factory is a producer of industrial and commercial explosive materials.
Last year, a series of explosions and fires hit industrial sites across Iran, including a number of petrochemical plants. Iranian officials referred to most of the cases as incidents or accidents, although some reports have claimed that at least some of them involved foul play.
Aging infrastructure in Iran has also been blamed for at least some of the incidents.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: fire; iran; iraniannavy; isolatedincidents; kharg; steelmill; steelplant
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To: SeekAndFind
It appears that Biden’s super secret campaign against Iran is succeeding. /S
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posted on
06/06/2021 6:41:20 PM PDT
by
GreyFriar
(Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
To: SeekAndFind
If Iran admits that the Israelis are striking the heart of Iran at will, they’ll have to admit they’re powerless to stop it.
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posted on
06/06/2021 6:42:07 PM PDT
by
Spok
(There are many more things that frighten us than can cause us harm.)
To: SeekAndFind
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posted on
06/06/2021 6:48:03 PM PDT
by
EvilCapitalist
(I voted for prosperity, and I got poverty.)
To: SeekAndFind
“what does this button do?”
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posted on
06/06/2021 6:48:25 PM PDT
by
dynachrome
("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
To: EvilCapitalist
RE: God Bless the Mossad.
Mossad: “Don’t look at us...”
To: SeekAndFind
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posted on
06/06/2021 6:51:05 PM PDT
by
DazedVet
(Self esteem cannot be taught in school but comes from actual achievement.)
To: SeekAndFind
Those clumsy Iranians again.
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posted on
06/06/2021 6:58:47 PM PDT
by
rdl6989
( )
To: Spok
I wonder if the Israelis are training and supplying Iranian dissidents.
Might make for interesting times for the mullahs.
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posted on
06/06/2021 7:06:00 PM PDT
by
oldvirginian
(Shut up and sing, shut up and dribble, shut up and play, shut up and act...just SHUT UP)
To: SeekAndFind
I hear Heinz Ketchup boy is devastated.
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posted on
06/06/2021 7:08:19 PM PDT
by
blackdog
(Joe Biden, Deep State Cuckold.)
To: SeekAndFind
Is it possible all these events are some sort of externally sponsored insurgency?
CC
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posted on
06/06/2021 7:11:52 PM PDT
by
Celtic Conservative
(My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
To: SeekAndFind
Signs in Farsi tell the workers NOT to toss their marijuana smokes on the floor. Fires and explosions are a danger around spills. But do they read them? That’s why Americans invented the roach clip.
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posted on
06/06/2021 7:13:43 PM PDT
by
frank ballenger
(You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
To: SeekAndFind
Think about Siemens and Allen Bradley machine control processors and firmwares. It’s all Profibus or Ethernet for device to device function. Properly done, a file can be inserted and it will never be seen until the input is initiated. All one needs is the IPAdress and it can be downloaded years in advance, just waiting to be started or even by processor system clock with a date and time.
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posted on
06/06/2021 7:14:12 PM PDT
by
blackdog
(Joe Biden, Deep State Cuckold.)
To: SeekAndFind
To: SeekAndFind
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posted on
06/06/2021 7:21:20 PM PDT
by
xp38
To: SeekAndFind
The Mossad has been very busy the last couple of weeks.
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posted on
06/06/2021 7:22:31 PM PDT
by
Rummyfan
(In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.d)
To: SeekAndFind
Bibi is doing great work on the way out.
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posted on
06/06/2021 7:50:35 PM PDT
by
G Larry
(Force the Universities to use their TAX FREE ENDOWMENTS to pay off Student loan debt!!!)
To: SeekAndFind
Just wondered if we aren’t seeing a Trump/Netanyahu Iran deal sabotage contingency operation....
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posted on
06/06/2021 7:53:13 PM PDT
by
TonyChris
(Didn't vote for Amazon in last election)
To: SeekAndFind
Maybe their supply ship currently carrying ballistic missiles to Venezuela in the South Atlantic will also have an accident.
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posted on
06/06/2021 7:55:36 PM PDT
by
fella
("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
To: SeekAndFind
Invading and threatening one’s neighbors while also threatening the USA with nuclear bombs — does have some consequences it seems
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posted on
06/06/2021 7:58:39 PM PDT
by
faithhopecharity
("Politicians are not created, they're excreted." Cicero 2000 years ago)
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