A fire broke out at a chemical factory near the Iranian capital, Qom

One and a half hundred firefighters were sent for the rescue operation, News Hub

Qom (News Hub update news) A fire broke out in a chemical factory near the Iranian city

of Qom, injuring two firefighters trying to put it out. According to the American News Agency,

dark clouds of smoke are visible in the scenes seen from the Mowaldan Chemical Factory.

A fire broke out at a factory near the religiously important city of Qom in Iran on Sunday.

Citing Iranian media reports, the Associated Press reported that 150 firefighters and 20 fire

trucks had been dispatched to the chemical factory after the incident.

According to Qom Fire Department spokesman Hamid Karimi, firefighters prevented the fire

from reaching the coal tanks. However, several explosions took place during this period, which

affected two fire trucks. Iranian media also reported that two firefighters were injured in the

blaze, one of them in critical condition.