Bandar Abbas: At least 516 people were injured on Saturday in a massive explosion and fire at the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, more than 1,000km south of capital Tehran, according to officials and state media, Al Jazeera reported.
Iran’s state media on Saturday reported a “massive explosion” at Shahid Rajaei, the country’s largest commercial port located in Hormozgan province on Iran’s southern coast, as per Al Jazeera. Those who were injured were transferred to nearby medical centres.
Iranian state television said initial reports indicate negligence in the storage of flammable materials at the site, while Tehran Times reported that the explosion of several containers was the initial cause of the blast.
Mehrdad Hassanzadeh, Director of Hormozgan province’s crisis management organisation, told state television that the injured have been transferred to medical facilities, as per Al Jazeera. (ANI)
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