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Iran’s Red Crescent warned residents in Tehran to take precautions against toxic air pollution after Israeli strikes hit multiple oil storage depots in the capital late Saturday.
Heavy black smoke from the fires covered the city on Sunday morning, blocking out the sun after the attacks on fuel storage sites.
The Iranian Red Crescent urged residents to take precautions to avoid exposure to pollutants released by the fires.
The organization advised people not to turn on air conditioners and to avoid going outside immediately after rainfall due to concerns about toxic acid rain.
It also encouraged residents to protect exposed food and to gargle salt water to clean the throat from oily soot particles that may have been inhaled.
Tehran’s governor recommended that residents wear masks outdoors.
The Israeli military said it struck fuel sites in Tehran on Saturday evening that distribute fuel “to various consumers, including military entities in Iran.”
The strikes caused large fires at oil storage depots, producing heavy black smoke over the capital.
A Tehran resident told CNN the situation felt “apocalyptic.”
“The city is dark, the sky is black,” the resident said. “It’s also cloudy and dark on top of that, so it feels like we’re suffocating.”
The resident said the explosion lit up the sky and that the fire was close to their home.
“The fire was close to our house; I think it’s sheer luck that we’re ok right now,” they said.
The Iranian Red Crescent said U.S. and Israeli strikes have damaged about 10,000 civilian buildings across the country.
In a social media post, the organization said the damage includes 7,943 residential units and 1,617 commercial units, along with several medical and educational facilities.
Earlier reports from Tehran said the city woke to thick black clouds and blackened rainwater following the strikes.
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