Data centre fire reported to disrupt internet services in Iran
2022Published 2 Oct 2026
What happened
A published report of 5 March 2022 said that Iranian authorities had stated a fire at a data centre caused internet disruption. The available summary does not name the site, the operator, the town, the cause, any injuries, or how long services were affected.
Contributing factors
Not reported in the available summary.
Lessons learned
- A fire at a data centre can interrupt communications well beyond the building.
- Operators should plan how to isolate failed power and communications equipment so a local fire does not become a wider outage.
- Early notices should say what is confirmed and what is still unknown.
Source
Published 2026-10-02. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.