At least 25 people were killed and nearly 800 others were hurt in a massive explosion that ripped through Iran’s biggest commercial port on Saturday, according to state media.
Near the Strait of Hormuz, through which passes a fifth of the world’s oil output, the explosion occurred at the Shahid Rajaei Port in Bandar Abbas city in southern Iran.
The hazardous and chemical materials storage depot’s explosion was likely the result of a fire, according to the port’s customs office in a statement released by state television.
After the explosion at Shahid Rajaei, which stretched more than 1, 000 kilometers (620 miles) south of Tehran, rescuers and survivors were seen walking along a long, carpeted, debris-filled boulevard.
A truck trailer was sprayed with blood on the side of a crushed car, and a helicopter dropped water on massive black smoke clouds strewn from behind stacked shipping containers.
State TV reported that “hundreds have been transferred to nearby medical centers,” while the provincial blood transfusion center called for donations and cited local emergency services.
One of Iran’s most fatal workplace accidents in years was the site of the explosion several months later. More than 50 people died in Tabas, in the east of the nation, as a result of a gas leak that caused the coal mine explosion in September.
Source: Aljazeera
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