24/05/2011 11:51
Blast at Iran oil refinery as Ahmadinejad visits
Six people were injured in an explosion at an oil refinery in Iran during a visit by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Reuters reports citing Fars news agency.
Ahmadinejad was not hurt in the blast and went on to make a televised speech to mark the opening of the oil refinery, in the south-western city of Abadan.
A technical problem caused the blast and then a fire, Fars said.
Another news agency, Mehr, said the explosion was caused by a gas leak.