11/09/2010 12:32
Gas pipeline blast injures 16 in Iran
16 people were injured by an explosion at a gas pipeline near Iran’s northeastern city of Mashhad on Friday, RIA Novosti reported citing local media.
According to Alireza Gharibi, head of Iran’s Gas Engineering and Development Company, “the incident occurred where the existing pipeline crosses with one under construction.”
The blast occurred when an excavator mistakenly struck the pipeline transporting gas from the Khangiran refinery in Sarakhs to Mashhad, official said.
The pipeline carries gas from the Sarakhs refinery to the holy city of Mashhad.