DUBAI: The loss of life toll from a major explosion in Iran’s most essential container port of Bandar Abbas rose to at the least 65, with over 1,200 injured, state media mentioned on Monday (Apr 28), as firefighters battled a blaze that Iranian officers mentioned was now beneath management 48 hours after the beginning of the fireplace.
Saturday’s blast occurred within the Shahid Rajaee part of the port, Iran’s greatest container hub. Efforts to place out the following blaze have continued since with sporadic fires breaking out on account of wind and flammable items within the containers, some releasing poisonous emissions within the space, in accordance with state media.
“After placing the large hearth beneath management, rescue operations are underway, the variety of the lifeless on this incident has reached 65,” Iran’s state media mentioned, citing the governor of Hormozgan Province, during which Bandar Abbas is located. “Eradicating containers might take as much as two weeks”, it added.
