Abadan: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad escaped unhurt when an explosion took place at an oil refinery during his visit, Iranian media say, injuring six people.
He was not hurt in the blast and went on to make a televised speech to mark the opening of the refinery, in the south-western city of Abadan.
A technical problem caused the blast and then a fire, Fars news agency said.
Thick smoke was seen rising from the refinery but the fire was under control, the semi-official agency said.
The refinery is being launched in two phases and ultimately will produce more than 6m litres of petrol a day, mostly for domestic consumption.
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