A fire broke out at a steel plant in southeastern Iran with no report of casualties, the semi-official news agency Fars said on Sunday.
The news agency cited Ali Sadeqzadeh, the local governor in the town of Zarand, who said the blaze was brought under control.
According to the source, the firefighters and emergency crew remained at the site of the Zarand Iranian Steel Co after the blaze was brought under control.
"A sudden overflow of molten material in the blast furnace caused a fire and smoke, and there was no explosion at the furnace site or other parts of the plant," Sadeqzadeh said, denying earlier reports that an explosion caused the fire.
