The number of those killed as a result of a powerful explosion in the port of Bender-Abbas on the coast of the Persian Gulf in the south of Iran increased to 25 people. This was reported by the Iranian news agency Mehr News with reference to the chief prosecutor of the province of Khormozgan Mujtab Kazakhmani.
According to the head of the crisis department of the province of Khormozgan Mehrdada Hassanzade, the number of victims reached 800.
as reported, 80% of the fire is localized.
In the province of Khormozgan, in which the city of Bandar-Abbas is located, a three-day mourning is declared.
April 26 in the afternoon in the port of Bender-Abbas, a powerful explosion occurred, the cause of which is still unknown.
Initially, 47 wounded and 8 dead were reported, but later the number of victims grew to 750 people. Personnel from the scene show that part of the port has received serious damage.