• Scores of people were injured in an explosion at a chemical factory in southern Iran on Tuesday.
• The blast occurred on Monday evening in Firouzabad,
• 114 of the 133 injured.

Scores of people were injured in an explosion at a chemical factory in southern Iran on Tuesday, according to state television.

According to the source, the blast occurred on Monday evening in Firouzabad, Fars province, around 770 kilometers south of Tehran, due to a leak from an ammonium tank. The fire was soon put out by firefighters, according to the report.

According to Vahid Hosseini, the province health department’s chief, 114 of the 133 injured, largely factory workers, who were transferred to local hospitals were later released following treatment.

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Authorities reopened a neighboring major route that had been closed following the explosion on Tuesday. In 2020, the factory will be operational.

Iran periodically reports fires or explosions at industrial sites that disrupt the country’s infrastructure, which are primarily attributed to technical faults. Iran has been unable to obtain original spare parts and new equipment due to years of Western economic sanctions.

Iran’s sensitive military and nuclear sites have also been attacked in recent years, which Iran has blamed on Israel.

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A fire broke out in a warehouse full of motor oil and hazardous items at an Iranian Revolutionary Guard base in the western province of Kemranshah in February, destroying a shed but causing no injuries.

Unconfirmed rumors of several explosions heard in northern Kermanshah, a critical location in Iran with various missile and military sites, had circulated online the day before.

The news comes as Iran continues to be on edge about its shattered nuclear deal with international powers. Negotiations to resurrect the agreement in Vienna have been delayed for months.

Former President Donald Trump pulled the US from the 2015 deal, which provided Iran sanctions relief in exchange for limits on its nuclear program, four years ago, and re-imposed crippling penalties.

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