The director of the supply and distribution department at the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company (NIOPDC) says fire brigades have managed to extinguish blazes at two major oil depots in Tehran following Israeli strikes, stressing that activities at fuel stations across the Iranian capital are going on normally.
“Last night, the Rey and Shahran oil storage facilities were struck by [a number of Israeli] micro aerial vehicles (MAVs). Our technicians immediately rushed to the scenes. Appropriate measures were introduced as the two depots supply fuel to various parts of Tehran,” Ali Akbar Arab-Ameri told the state-run Islamic Republic of Iran News Network (IRINN) news channel in an interview on Sunday afternoon.
“Initially, extinguishing the blaze and ensuring it would not spread to other depots were placed high on the agenda. This was proposed and implemented within the first few minutes,” he added.
The senior Iranian energy official noted that all fuel stations continue to operate normally in Tehran, and the supply and distribution of oil derivatives to them is well underway.
“There is currently no hindrance to the fuel supply process, and two depots at the targeted storage facilities are now in service,” Arab-Ameri stated.
Shahran and Rey oil depot in Tehran were targeted and set ablaze in two separate Israeli attacks in the early hours of Monday, June 15.
Israeli aerial assaults also targeted the premises of Iran’s defense ministry, causing minor damage, Tasnim news agency reported.
Rescuers from the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) are reportedly searching for victims after an Israeli strike hit a residential building overnight in Narmak, northeastern Tehran.
Iranian attack inflicts damage on Haifa oil refinery
Meanwhile, the Israeli firm, Bazan, which operates an oil refinery at the city of Haifa north of the occupied territories says there has been damage to pipelines and transmission lines in the complex during Iran’s overnight attack.
The company asserted its refineries continue to operate, though some other facilities have been shut down.
It said it is still assessing the implications of the damage.
