Death toll from blast in Iran's Shahid Rajaee Port rises to 25
The huge blast that happened on Saturday in Shahid Rajaee Port has so far claimed 25 lives, injured about 800 people, and left 6 more missing, IRNA reports.
The identities of 10 victims—8 men and 2 women—have been confirmed, the public relations office of the Justice Department of Hormozgan Province announced.
Following the incident, the officials of the province have declared three days of public mourning in the province.
Addressing Hormozgan crisis management meeting, Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni said all necessary measures have been taken, and President Masoud Pezeshkian has issued order in this regard.
The blast occurred on Saturday, causing destruction in the surrounding areas and affecting some industries in western Bandar Abbas.
Located along the Persian Gulf and near the Strait of Hormoz, Shahid Rajaee Port is Iran’s biggest container hub, handling almost 80% of the country’s container activities.
The strategic port can accommodate Panamax cargo ships with a capacity of more than 12,000 TEU. The port’s capacity is envisaged to increase to 8 million TEU when the construction operations are complete.
Earlier, it was reported, five were dead, over 700 injured as powerful explosion hits Iran’s Bandar Abbas.
