Thick black smoke billowed into the sky, making day seem more like night. Toxic rain mixed with oil fell from the air, while a central boulevard was lined by a wall of flame. In the Iranian capital, authorities said Israeli strikes hit a number of oil and gas facilities in and around the city. In one video geolocated by NBC News, roiling orange flames and belching smoke could be seen rising from the Aghdasieh fuel depot in the city’s northern Tajrish district. 👇🏻⬇️more in the 1rst comments ⬇️👇🏻

Along with the precipitation, the oil itself ejected into the air by the explosions fell on cars and people. In at least one street, oil ran into the gutter of Koohsar Boulevard, in the city’s Shahran neighborhood, according to videos geolocated by NBC News.
The fiery aftermath of an airstrike on an oil depot in northeast Tehran in a still from a video shared on social media Sunday and verified by NBC News.
The fiery aftermath of an airstrike on an oil depot in northeast Tehran in a still from a video shared on social media Sunday and verified by NBC News.@Vahid / via X

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said the attacks amounted to no less than intentional chemical warfare.

“The aggressors are releasing hazardous materials and toxic substances into the air, poisoning civilians, devastating the environment, and endangering lives on a massive scale,” Baqaei wrote on X.