DUBAI: The demise toll from a major explosion in Iran’s most vital container port of Bandar Abbas rose to a minimum of 70, with over 1,200 injured, state media stated on Monday (Apr 28), as firefighters battled a blaze that Iranian officers stated was now beneath management 48 hours after the beginning of the fireplace.
Saturday’s blast came about within the Shahid Rajaee part of the port, Iran’s largest container hub. Efforts to place out the following blaze have continued since with sporadic fires breaking out resulting from wind and flammable items within the containers, some releasing poisonous emissions within the space, based on state media.
“After placing the large fireplace beneath management, rescue operations are underway” Iran’s state media stated, citing the governor of Hormozgan Province, by which Bandar Abbas is located. “Eradicating containers might take as much as two weeks”, it added.
