The number of wounded as a result of an explosion in the city of Bender Abbas Province Hormusgan in the south of Iran increased to 115 people.
According to the Hormusgan province of Emergency Situations, several containers exploded in the port of Shahid Raji.
The victims have not yet been reported. The extinguishing of a fire caused by an explosion continues.
A powerful explosion in the port of Bender Abbas thundered in the afternoon hours. Initially, 47 victims were reported, then the numbers were updated to 80 and 195.
The causes of the explosion have not yet been established. According to the Iranian media, an explosive wave was damaged by the building in the port, the windows of the windows of nearby buildings were knocked out.
General Director of the Emergency Situations Department Hormusgan Mehrdad Hassanzade said that he had previously warned the authorities about security problems in the port.
According to preliminary data, the explosion occurred as a result of detonation of containers with chemicals located in the port.