An Iranian state-owned warehouse west of Tehran was engulfed by flames on Monday following a mysterious explosion at the site, Iranian media reported.
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Footage uploaded to social media showed smoke billowing over the factory in the city of Karaj. The facility where the fire broke out is in proximity to the factories of several major Iranian companies.
Later reports on Iranian state media said the incident was the result of an electrical fire. The Iranian Students News Agency hedged that the blaze was sparked when materials held in the warehouse, described as "foods, home appliances, and cosmetics," caught fire over the extreme heatwave in Iran.
Monday's incident was the latest in a series of inexplicable blasts and malfunctions plaguing Iranian state-owned facilities. The Islamic republic has blamed Israel for many of these incidents.
Last month, after former Mossad intelligence agency Director Yossi Cohen hinted that Israel was behind recent attacks targeting Iran's nuclear ambitions, Tehran accused Israel of "lawless" conduct, saying that any such conduct constitutes "madness that must not be tolerated," and adding that Cohen's comments reflect Israel's long-standing strategy of "criminal sabotage."
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