Tehran, April 29 -- Two people were killed and another injured on Tuesday in an explosion at an industrial facility belonging to a chemical company in the central Iranian province of Isfahan, the official news agency IRNA reported.
The blast occurred at 10:30 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) in a plant in Shahinshahr County, IRNA reported, citing Mansour Shishehforoush, director general of the provincial crisis management department.
He said the injured person had severe burns and was transferred by helicopter to a hospital, noting that the cause of the incident would be announced after the investigations are complete.
According to IRNA, the company was involved in the production of fireworks.
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