At least three killed in fire at Iran chemical plant | News

The fire in Bandar Deyr, a port on the Gulf, broke out after welding triggered an explosion, official says.

At least three people have been killed and two others admitted to hospital after a welding accident led to an explosion and fire at a chemical factory in Iran, officials say.

The accident occurred shortly after 11am local time (07:30 GMT) on Wednesday in a methanol storage unit at the Kaveh Petrochemical Company in Bandar Deyr, a city in the southern Bushehr province, Iran’s state…