Factory fire in Iran kills 30

Iran's state media say at least 30
people have died and 38 were injured in an explosion caused
by fire at a factory in central Iran, AP reported.
The fire broke out during welding work at the plant which
produces cosmetics and detergent near the city of Arak in
central Iran, the official IRNA news agency reports.
IRNA says the fire quickly spread to other parts of the
plant and a container holding 60,000 liters of chemicals
exploded, causing many of the deaths. IRNA reported 23 of
the injured suffered extensive burns.
Fire fighters and rescue teams were dispatched to the site
of the explosion.