A fire broke out at a metro station in the west of the Iranian capital on Saturday, the semi-official Mehr news agency said, adding that there were no casualties.

 

A spokesman for the state emergency services, Mojtaba Khaledi, said no trains were damaged in the 7.45 a.m. blaze at the Ekbatan station but did not immediately specify its cause.

 

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The CEO of the Tehran Metro said the station will be closed until further notice, according to Mehr news agency.