Update: Ship building yard on fire in southern port of Iran, 7 ships burnt
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TEHRAN, July 15 (Xinhua) -- At least seven commercial ships were burnt after a fire broke out in a ship building factory in southern Iranian port city of Bushehr on Wednesday, Tasnim news agency reported.
The fire fighters from different organizations are trying to contain the fire, said Jahangir Dehgani, the director of Crisis Management of Bushehr province.
However, due to the flammable materials and wind blow in the area, the fire has not been extinguished so far, Dehgani told Tasnim.
According to the official, no casualties have been reported from the incident.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, the report said.
Over the past weeks, Iran has witnessed a number of deadly fire incidents and explosions in different parts of the country. Enditem
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