TEHRAN (Press TV) -- A massive blaze sprawling at a power plant in southwestern Iran has been brought under control after two hours of decisive endeavor by local fire fighting personnel, IRNA reported Saturday.
Zergan Power Plant, located by the road that connects the cities of Ahvaz and Masjed Soleyman in Khuzestan Province, caught fire on Saturday after an explosion hit the station’s transformer. The blaze broke out at the facility at 15:30 local time (1200 GMT) and was controlled two hours later, said Ebrahim Qanbari, head of Ahvaz Municipality’s Fire Fighting and Safety Service’s Organization.