Number of injured in Bandar Abbas port explosion rises to 80 – emergency services

At least 47 people have been injured in the explosion at Iran’s Shahid Rajaee port and transferred to hospitals across Hormozgan province, the local emergency services said on Saturday.

According to Tasnim news agency, all emergency and rapid response teams are currently on site, assisting with the evacuation of the wounded.

Mehrdad Hassanzadeh, head of Hormozgan’s crisis management agency, said investigations into the cause of the explosion are ongoing and results would be announced to the public as soon as possible.

The explosion at Iran’s Shahid Rajaei port was not caused by an ammonia tank, and no fatalities have been reported so far, Iran’s state TV reported on Saturday.

The blast was linked to a container, but it remains unclear what the container held, state media said. A building near the blast site also collapsed, according to the report.

Mehrdad Hassanzadeh, Hormozgan’s crisis management chief, said the explosion was triggered by "the detonation of several stored containers in the port yard." Injured individuals were being evacuated, he told local media.

Iran’s customs authority said on Saturday that hazardous goods and chemicals stored at Bandar Abbas port were likely the cause of the explosion at Shahid Rajaee terminal.

The blast occurred about two kilometers from the customs administration building, officials said.

Trucks that had completed customs formalities are being allowed to leave the port area, customs officials added.

The National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) said in a statement that "the explosion had no connection with the refineries, fuel storage tanks, or oil pipelines related to this company in the area," and that "operations at facilities in Bandar Abbas are continuing without interruption." It added that firefighting and emergency teams from nearby oil companies were on standby to assist port authorities.