A collision of a municipal bulldozer with a 16-inch gas pipeline to Fars district on the morning of Friday, November 7, led to an explosion and fire on Andisha Gakhsaran Blvd. IRNA quoted the deputy governor of Gaksran and reported that the incident happened during the construction of the municipality and there were no casualties. According to him, the gas flow was stopped immediately, but the fire will continue until the remaining gas in the pipeline is completely drained. Fayman Khazrai, CEO of the Iran Gas Transmission Company, also announced that the stability of the gas network was maintained by changing the arrangement of the transmission lines and operational measures in time. He added that the expert and aid teams, after arriving at the scene and securing the area, put the repair of the damaged part on the agenda.

A collision of a municipal bulldozer with a 16-inch gas pipeline to Fars district on the morning of Friday, November 7, led to an explosion and fire on Andisha Gakhsaran Blvd. IRNA quoted the deputy governor of Gaksran and reported that the incident happened during the construction of the municipality and there were no casualties. According to him, the gas flow was stopped immediately, but the fire will continue until the remaining gas in the pipeline is completely drained. Fayman Khazrai, CEO of the Iran Gas Transmission Company, also announced that the stability of the gas network was maintained by changing the arrangement of the transmission lines and operational measures in time. He added that the expert and aid teams, after arriving at the scene and securing the area, put the repair of the damaged part on the agenda.