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Ahmadinejad was not hurt and appeared on state... Email Print Related News Blast, fire at Iran refinery as Ahmadinejad visits 1:30am EDT Ahmadinejad not to attend OPEC meeting Mon, May 23 2011 Iran hits back at West with sanctions of its own Mon, May 23 2011 Ahmadinejad remains caretaker oil minister: aide Sun, May 22 2011 Iran bans Ahmadinejad ally from office: Fars Sat, May 21 2011 Analysis & Opinion Iran postpones blinding man in retribution punishment The municipality of Exxon Related Topics World » By Hossein Jaseb TEHRAN | Tue May 24, 2011 3:32am EDT TEHRAN (Reuters) - An explosion at an oil refinery in Iran during a visit by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday killed two people and injured 12, the Mehr news agency said. Ahmadinejad was not hurt and appeared on state television shortly after the blast giving a speech marking the inauguration of a new part of the refinery. The semi-official Mehr said the cause of the blast and fire was a gas leak, giving no source for its information. Thick smoke was seen rising from the refinery in Abadan, south-western Iran, close to the Iraqi border, but firefighters had the blaze under control, Iranian news agencies said. Any damage to the plant would have no impact on oil exports from the world's fifth-biggest exporter as it is involved in producing gasoline, mostly for domestic consumption, not the production of crude. Iranian media said the blast was caused by a technical fault and did not speculate on the possibility of an attack. Industrial accidents are far from rare in Iran's oil industry and state broadcaster IRIB said on its website that similar incidents had occurred in the weeks running up to the new plant's inauguration. But Iran's vital oil and gas infrastructure are often targets for sabotage and several rebel groups pursue bombing campaigns in various parts of the country. Ahmadinejad, who is embroiled in a power struggle with other factions in Iran's conservative ruling elite, made no mention of the incident in his speech which concentrated on criticizing the United States' role in the Middle East. His presence at the inauguration shows the importance Tehran places on increasing its oil refining capacity at a time when international sanctions have squeezed its ability to import the automotive fuel. (Additional reporting by Ramin Mostafavi; Writing by Robin Pomeroy; Editing by Matthew Jones) World Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. 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