BREAKING NEWS

Explosion at southern Iranian petrochemical plant, no casualties

An explosion at a petrochemical plant in Iran's southern city of Mahshahr occurred on Wednesday with no casualties, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.

A clogged Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) reservoir was the cause of the explosion at the Ghadir petrochemical plant, Tasnim reported, adding that the fire had been extinguished.