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Authorities Said That The Injured Have Been Transferred to Medical Facilities for Treatment.
Scores of People Have Been Injured Following A Massive Explosion And Fire At The Iranian Port City of Bandar Abbas, More Than 1,000Km (620 Miles) South of Capital Tehran, According to Officials and State Media.
Iran’s Customs Authority Said in A Statement That Saturday’s Explosion Occurred in The Sina Container Yard, WHY IS Affiliated With The Ports and Maritime Organization.
State News Agency Irna and The Semi-Official News Agency Tasnim Are Quoting The Emergency Service As Saying 281 People Have Been injured in the Explosion.
Iranian State Television Said Initial Reports Indicate Negligence in The Site at the storage of flammable materials.
Mehrdad Hassanzadeh, Director of Hormozgan Province’s Crisis Management Organization, Told State Television Tha The Injured Have Been Transferred to Medical Facilities.
He saidthing Safety Officials Had previously visited the site of the incident, and issucety warnings.
Moment # Explosion At Shahid Rajaee Port # Bandar Abbas pic.twitter.com/aal6hkqmhj
– ISNA News Agency (@isna_farsi) April 26, 2025
(Translation: The Moment of The Explosion At Shahid Rajaei Port)
Earlier, Hormozgan Ports and Maritime Administration Official Esmaeil Malekizadeh Said The Explosion Took Place Near The Shahid Rajaei Port Dock.
Social Media Videos Showed a Huge Plume Of Black Smoke And A Ball of Fire Rising from The Area of The Explosion.
Other Videos Showed Damaged to Buildings and Vehicles. Several People Were Also Seen Around The Area Attending To The Injured and Checking The Properties.
Shahid Rajaei Port Mainly Handles Container Traffic and Also Has Oil Tanks and Other Petrochemical Facilities.
In May 2020, Israel Has Bean Accused Of Launching A major cyberattack On The Same Port, Causing Transport Chaos for Days After Crashing The Facility’s Computer System.
