Fuel tank explosion in Iran latest in string of mystery blasts

No casualties were reported after six trucks carrying fuel reportedly caught fire Monday.
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Firefighters extinguish fuel tankers that caught on fire at a lorry park near Iran's western city of Kermanshah on July 28, 2020. The incident is the latest in a string of explosions and fires at military and civilian sites across Iran in recent weeks. - FARZAD MENATI/TASNIM NEWS/AFP via Getty Images
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A group of fuel storage tanks exploded in western Iran, state news reported Tuesday, marking the latest in a series of suspicious blasts across the country.

Iran's semi-official ISNA reported six trucks carrying fuel caught fire Monday morning in a parking lot in the Dolat Abad industrial area of Kermanshah province.

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