BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 27. The death toll from the explosion at Shahid Rajaee Port in Bandar Abbas, Hormuzgan Province, southern Iran, continues to rise, Trend reports.
Provincial Governor Mohammad Ashouri confirmed in his latest statement that 40 people have been killed in the incident.
Earlier reports from Iranian authorities and local media had stated that 36 people had died, with 1,241 others injured to varying degrees of severity.
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The death toll from the explosion at Shahid Rajaee Port in Bandar Abbas, Hormuzgan Province, southern Iran, has risen to 36, Trend reports.
The update was provided by Mohammad Jamalian, a member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly's Health and Medical Services Commission. Previously, the death toll was reported at 28.
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The death toll from the explosion at Shahid Rajaee port in Iran’s southern Hormuzgan province on April 26 has risen to 28, Trend reports.
According to the latest updates, 6 people remain missing, and more than 1,139 others have been injured.
It has also been reported that the fire caused by the explosion has been extinguished by 90%.
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The number of people injured in the explosion at Iran’s Shahid Rajaei port has reached 1,139, Trend reports.
Fatima Mohajerani, the press secretary of the Iranian government, confirmed the update, stating:
"The situation in Shahid Rajaee Port is under control. 1,139 people are being treated in medical facilities. Some of them have been transferred to Shiraz and Lorestan", she wrote on the social network X.
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The death toll from the explosion at the Shahid Rajaee seaport in the southern Iranian city of Bandar Abbas continues to climb, Trend reports.
According to the latest information, 18 people have been confirmed dead, while more than 800 others have sustained injuries of varying severity.
The blast was so powerful that it caused extensive damage to port facilities and vehicles in the surrounding area. In response to the growing number of casualties, authorities have organized an emergency blood donation drive in the city.
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The fire caused by the explosion at the Shahid Rajaei port in the Hormozgan province in southern Iran has flared up with renewed vigor, with strong winds causing the fire to spread faster, Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni said, Trend reports.
The death toll from the explosion in the Iranian port has risen to 14.
23:55 (GMT+4) Eight people were killed and 750 injured in an explosion at the Shahid Rajaei port in southern Iran, while efforts are underway to localize the blaze, Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni said, Trend reports.
"The main task right now is to rescue those injured and completely extinguish the fire. At this moment, about 750 people sustained injuries and eight have died. The rescue and law enforcement agencies are on site and we hope that the situation will be under complete control in a matter of hours," the official said.
A major explosion rocked Iran’s Shahid Rajaei port in the Persian Gulf on Saturday morning. The official cause of the blast has not yet been named. State of emergency declared in Iran.