Fire at IRALCO’s No. 6 plant in Arak, governor denies explosion

The competing accounts of what happened at IRALCO's No. 6 plant matter more than the fire itself. A boiler rupture on a production line and an electrical-system failure imply different downtime and damage profiles, and the governor's explicit denial of sabotage signals that local authorities want to close off security interpretations early. For aluminium and industrial-metal watchers, the open question is whether output from the affected line is disrupted and how long repairs take, since official characterizations of cause often shift as assessments proceed.