The death toll from the explosion at Rajaei port in Bandar Abbas has risen to 40, said Mohammad Ashouri, the governor general of Hormozgan province, APA reports citing Iran International.
According to the latest official figures, so far 1,205 people have been admitted to medical centers due to the fire and explosion at the port.
***18:18
At least 36 people were killed in the Rajaei port explosion, a member of Iran’s parliament said Sunday, citing forensic data, APA reports citing Iran International.
Mohammad Jamalian, from the parliamentary health committee, told ILNA news agency that 18 victims had been identified, while severe burns made DNA testing necessary for the rest.
Jamalian said 1,241 people were injured, with 994 discharged and 240 still hospitalized, including 37 in intensive care. Five patients suffered severe burns and six were transferred elsewhere. He added that some of the unidentified remains may belong to missing persons.
The figures provided by this member of parliament regarding the number of victims, especially the fatalities, have not yet been announced or confirmed by any other official authority or the Crisis Management Headquarters.
***13:20
At least 28 people have been killed and 800 injured in a huge explosion at the port of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, APA reports citing CNN.
***12:09
The number of people injured in the explosion at the port of Bandar Abbas in Iran has reached 1,139, APA reports citing Iranian government.
18 people died and 6 are missing as a result of the explosion.
Three days of mourning have been declared in Hormuzgan province following the explosion at Shahid Rajai Port in the city of Bandar Abbas, Iran.
***10:25
A huge blast probably caused by the explosion of chemical materials killed at least 18 people and injured more than 700 on Saturday at Iran's biggest port, Bandar Abbas, APA reports citing Reuters..
The explosion, which hit the Shahid Rajaee section of the port, occurred as Iran began a third round of nuclear talks with the United States in Oman, but there was no indication of a link between the two events.
***00:17
The death toll from the port explosion in southern Iran has increased to 14, the Islamic Republic's interior minister Eskandar Momeni announced on state TV, APA reports.
***22:11
The death toll from an explosion at a port in the Iranian city of Bandar Abbas has reached 8, APA reports citing Tasnim.
The number of injured has reached 750.
It was reported that the fire has not yet been completely extinguished.
***17:11
At least four people have been killed in an explosion in Iran, APA reports citing Tasnim.
According to the information, the number of those injured has reached 561.
Preliminary reports indicate that the explosion occurred in a facility storing chemical materials. It is also reported that a fuel tank exploded at the site.
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16:28
An immense blast in Iran’s southern port of Shahid Rajaee has wounded at least 516 people, APA reports citing the Guardian.
The cause of the explosion in the southern city of Bandar Abbas was unknown, with the director general of the province’s crisis management saying the body was working to determine the cause of the incident.
A local crisis management official told state TV that several containers exploded in the port, without mentioning what triggered the explosion.
State media also quoted Iranian security officials as saying “any speculation about the cause of the explosion is worthless”.
Videos showed a huge billowing mushroom cloud, with the force of the blast destroying a nearby building and shattering windows.
Injured people lay on the roadside while local hospitals handled an influx of hundreds of patients wounded in the blast.
Shahid Rajaee port is a large Iranian container facility which handles 80 million tons of goods per year and also deals with fuel tankers and refineries.
The explosion occurred as Iran and the US met for the third round of nuclear talks in Oman on Saturday, aiming to achieve a deal on Iran’s nuclear programme.
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15:27
The number of people injured in the explosion at Iran's Shahid Rajaee port has reached 406, APA reports, citing Tasnim.
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14:41
The number of people injured in the explosion at Iran's Shahid Rajaee port has reached 281, APA reports, citing Tasnim.
It was reported that 281 injured people were hospitalized.
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14:23
The number of people injured in the explosion at Iran's Shahid Rajaee port has reached 80, APA reports, citing Tasnim.
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14:15
A large explosion rocked Shahid Rajaee port in the southern Iranian city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday, with at least 47 people injured after the blast, state media reported, APA reports.
The blast occurred as Iran began a third round of nuclear talks with the United States in Oman, although the cause of the explosion was not immediately clear.
"The cause of this incident was the explosion of several containers stored in the Shahid Rajaee Port wharf area. We are currently evacuating and transferring the injured to medical centres," a local crisis management official told state TV.
Fars news agency reported that 47 people were injured according to initial estimates.
Semi-official Tasnim news agency added that the port's activities were suspended to extinguish the fire and that considering the large number of port employees "many people were probably injured or even killed in the incident."
The blast shattered windows within a radius of several kilometres, Iranian media said, with footage shared online showing a mushroom cloud forming following the explosion.
In 2020, computers at the same port were hit by a cyberattack that caused massive backups on waterways and roads leading to the facility. The Washington Post had reported that Iran's arch-foe Israel appeared to be behind that incident as retaliation for an earlier Iranian cyberattack.
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13:20
A loud explosion was heard at the Shahid Rajaee port in Iran’s southern city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday, APA reports citing Iran International.
Local media quoted the residents as saying the blast shook the ground and was heard in nearby towns.
Hormozgan province’s crisis management chief said, "A strong explosion occurred at Shahid Rajaee port a few minutes ago, but the cause is not yet known."
According to Tasnim news agency, the explosion occurred at an administrative building inside the port.
There were no immediate reports on casualties or damage.
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