An oil spill on a pipeline located in southwest Iran led to a fire which was subsequently brought under control, the official Iranian agency Irna said on Sunday (December 13th).
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The fire has been brought under control and the oil prevented from spreading
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The fire caused no casualties or damage, according to the same source.
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According to Irna, the leak started around noon on the Maroun pipeline which supplies the Isfahan refinery (the second in the country, with a capacity of 375,000 barrels per day).
Pipeline activity was temporarily halted to stop the leak.
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An official of the Ministry of Petroleum, Ghasem Arab Yarmohammadi, told Shana, the official agency of the ministry, that repairs and clean-up operations had already started.
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Several leaks have recently occurred on this pipeline in the same area, according to Irna, mainly due to soil erosion and landslides.