Tehran in flames: Black smoke, burning streets after oil depots hit in strikes

Visuals showed huge fireballs and dense plumes of smoke rising above Tehran after strikes targeted key fuel infrastructure.

Apocalyptic scenes unfolded across Iran’s capital overnight as massive fires, towering smoke plumes and streets engulfed in flames followed fresh United States-Israeli strikes on oil storage facilities. Videos from Tehran and eyewitness accounts captured the scenes of smoke and fire.

Footage showed flames spilling into city streets and giant fireballs lighting up the skyline after several fuel depots were hit.

Thick black smoke billowed across the capital, with residents describing skies turning red and entire neighbourhoods illuminated by blazing infernos.

According to a report by Al Jazeera, huge fireballs and dense plumes of smoke rose above Tehran after strikes targeted key fuel infrastructure. Iranian authorities said the attacks hit four oil storage facilities and an oil transfer and production centre in Tehran and neighbouring Alborz province, triggering large fires that continued burning for hours.

The facilities reportedly struck include the Aghdasieh oil warehouse in northeast Tehran, the Shahran oil depot in the west, the Tehran refinery in the south, and another oil depot in Karaj, Iranian news agencies reported, as cited by Al Jazeera.

Some of the most dramatic visuals came from the Shahran oil depot, where oil reportedly leaked onto nearby roads after the strike. Videos showed flames flowing through streets while residents watched in shock.