US Edition14 dead, more than 750 injured in Iran port explosion
- An explosion struck Iran's Shahid Rajaee Port near Bandar Abbas on April 26.
- An initial fire escalated quickly before the blast, but authorities have not confirmed the precise cause.
- High temperatures reaching 40°C on that day may have worsened the fire's rapid spread.
- Officials report the incident resulted in eight fatalities and hundreds injured.
- The blast suspended port activities, disrupting local trade routes from this key international hub.
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Explosion in port of Iran: Deaths rise to 28 and 800 are reported injured
This Saturday there was a fire and an explosion in a port in the province of Hormozgan, on the southern coast of Iran. Until the closing of this edition, the accident would have caused 28 deaths and 800 injuries, according to the state media of the country.This explosion occurred in the port of Shahid Rajaei, an important facility for the shipment of containers from the Islamic Republic that manages about 80 million tons of merchandise per year.…
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Fire blazes day after Iran port blast killed 28, injured 1,000
Fire blazed on Sunday, more than 24 hours after a massive explosion tore through Iran's largest commercial port, killing at least 28 people and leaving more than 1,000 others injured, according to the Red Crescent.
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