Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- A fire broke out in the liquid gas unit of Tehran's oil refinery today, state-run news agency IRNA reported, citing the head of National Iranian Oil Refinery and Distributing Co., Nurreddin Shahnazi-Zadeh.

Firefighters were working to control the blaze, the agency reported. The liquid gas unit of the refinery produces between 1,500 and 2,000 tons of liquid gas a day.

To contact the reporter on this story: Guy Collins in London at sev@bloomberg.net

Last Updated: November 17, 2008 06:34 EST