On the reasons behind the incident, she said as long as the fire has not been put out, one cannot be certain about the absolute reason.

She noted, “There is no room for concern.”

Qamar had said the portions, including the part where the flames concentrated forming two points in the BDSR section, were put out.

He underlined that the incident had not left any fatalities. 

Bandar Imam Petrochemical Company is a petrochemical facility in Mahshahr PETZONE and its products are ethane, butane, propane, ethylene, pentane, gasoline pyrolysis, crude residue, xyelens, rafinite, heavy aromatics and Paraxylene (PX). It is the first major producer of petrochemical products in Iran for its high production capacity.

The complex owns three subsidiary companies, namely Bandar Imam Processing Company, Kimia and Besparan.