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Iran: Tehran engulfed in thick smoke after oil facility strikes

Tehran awakens to apocalyptic scenes after Israeli strikes on Iranian oil facilities create massive fires and toxic smoke clouds over the capital.

Iran: Tehran engulfed in thick smoke after oil facility strikes
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With a black sky, Tehran dawned on Sunday (08/03), as thick smoke “devoured” the area following overnight Israeli attacks on oil facilities in Iran, with burning storage tanks and refineries creating a dark haze over the capital. Specifically, the targets of the attacks during Saturday night into Sunday, in Tehran and its surroundings, were four oil tanks and a maintenance facility used for transporting petroleum products that became targets of Israeli attacks, causing the deaths of four people.

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Iran: Thick smoke “devoured” Tehran

Iranian authorities called on residents to remain indoors as there are risks to their health. Fuel distribution was “temporarily” suspended in Tehran after the strikes, said the capital’s governor Mohammad Sadeq Motamedian, according to the official news agency Irna.

These five sites “sustained damage” but “the fire is under control,” clarified Keramat Veiskarami, head of the national petroleum products distribution company, on state television. As he stated: “Four workers, including two drivers, were killed.”

Smoke from the fires caused by the strikes filled the sky of the Iranian capital during the night, covering the city with a black veil in the early morning hours, according to French Press Agency reporters on the scene. Residents described a pervasive smell of burning.

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Iran: Recommendation for residents to stay indoors

Iranian environmental authorities called on residents to stay indoors to avoid respiratory problems and other health risks. According to the Iranian Red Crescent, “significant amounts of toxic hydrocarbons, sulfur and nitrogen oxides” were released into the air.

According to the head of the national petroleum products distribution company, Iran maintains “adequate” fuel reserves in warehouses across the country.

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