A A powerful explosion At least Eight dead and more than 750 wounds On Saturday, in a strategic port for southern Iran, the authorities reported and state television reported that the fire may intensify and may spread.
The port of Shahid Rajai is the key to trade, because it is located near the city of Bandar Abbas and the northern beach of the Urmuz Strait, where the fifth oil production passes.
Government media reported that a “A huge explosion” The port of Hormuzgan Province, more than 1000 km south of the capital, hit Tehran. This station travels 85 percent of Iranian goods.
Iranian President Masoud Bishkian ordered an investigation to clarify the reasons. Earlier, the Customs Office of Porto National TV was told that the explosion may have been due to a fire in the warehouse Dangerous and chemical materials.
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The explosion, which heard dozens of kilometers around, shortly after the back, Tehran time (08:30 GMT).
The fire is still not controlled and the government television reported that the fire gained strength and warned that “it is possible Propaganda To other regions and other containers. “
With the passage of hours, the victims and the Minister of Interior, Eskander Momaini, who moved to the tragedy, re -increased the death toll.
This accident left eight dead and 750 wounds. This accident was sent for eight dead and 750. This accident was sent for eight dead and 750. Resources were sent from Tehran and other cities (…) We hope to extinguish the fire in the next few hours, “I informed Momeni TV. The previous part was five dead and 700 injuries.
In the disaster, three Chinese citizens resulted “Slight wounds”The Chinese state chain CCTV, which was martyred in the consulate in Bandar Abbas.
No numbers have been published on the number of employees in the port at the time of the explosion, which occurred on a working day.
National TV screens announced that all educational institutions in the region will remain closed on Sunday.
The photos recorded by a surveillance room published by MehR show an explosion in a deposit, raising a Thick smoke cloud And dust.
The Iranian president expressed his solidarity with the victims of the deadly explosion and ordered an investigation into the reasons, to assign the mission of the Minister of the Interior.
TV pictures showed thick Smoke In the port area, where there are many containers, with a helicopter flying over the area to suppress the fire.
Pictures of the official IRNA rescue and survivors agency appear in a wide way covered with knees.
The explosion of the container
“The cause of this incident was the explosion of many Stored containers In the port area. “
Faris News reported that the bombing was so strong that he was feeling it and listened to about 50 km away, and some residents said that even far from the port felt the ground.
The wide wave was so strong that most of the port buildings were seriously damaged, “Tasneem said.
Shahid Rajai Port is a station More technological containers From Iran, according to the official news agency IRNA.
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The Iranian National Company for the distribution of oil products announced in a statement issued by the local media that “the explosion in the port of Shahid Rajai has nothing to do with refineries, fuel tanks, distribution complexes or pipelines.”
The company said, “Bandar Abbas’s oil facilities are working normally.”
With AFP information.
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