Fire breaks out at Iran chemical factory hours after media reports of massive blaze near Bushehr’s nuclear power plant (VIDEOS)

A large fire has erupted at a chemical plant in the Iranian city of Qazvin, with local media reporting an explosion. The incident follows an overnight blaze in the port city of Bushehr, home to Iran’s only nuclear power plant.

The fire broke out at the plant on Saturday afternoon following a small explosion at the site. Footage circulating online shows flames emerging from the facility, with a large column of billowing black smoke.

# عاجل من #إيران | نشوب حريق في مصنع تاج لإنتاج المطهرات في مدينة قزوين غربي طهران pic.twitter.com/dnZQkMCfuq

— الشرق الأوسط - إيران (@aaa_iran) May 8, 2021

Multiple fire engines were deployed to the location to tackle the blaze. While the explosion and the fire that followed did not inflict any casualties, at least two firefighters were injured while battling the flames, local media reported.

The fire comes hours after a major blaze broke out near the port in the southwestern coastal city of Bushehr. The city houses Iran’s only nuclear power plant.

Watch: A massive fire engulfed in Bushehr city, Bushehr Province, #Iran. The cause of the fire still remains unknown. The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant is also located in this city. Coordinates
28°49′46.64″N 50°53′09.46″E pic.twitter.com/lBi2UmtINM

— Rich Kids of Tehran (@RKOTOfficial) May 7, 2021

Footage circulating online shows a wall of fire raging near the port, in the immediate vicinity of a road and buildings. The fire broke out at a swampy area located on the premises of a local naval base, Iranian media reports suggested.

????????????????????????????Explosion and huge fire in #Bushehr Military Airbase southern Iran. #Iran #ایران #بوشهرpic.twitter.com/Q0sS9Pu8lK

— Terror Alarm (@terror_alarm) May 7, 2021

The Bushehr port fire did not inflict any casualties or damage any property, according to local emergency services.

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