What happened

A leaking pump caused a fire in Unit 70 at Abadan Refinery, killing one refinery employee. The refinery said emergency teams extinguished the blaze, production volumes were maintained by bringing idle capacity online, and its initial findings showed no sabotage or deliberate human involvement. A wider investigation remained under way.

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