The explosion today at a major port in southern Iran caused the deaths of at least eight people and the injury of 750, according to a new report announced on state television by the Interior Minister. “The incident caused the deaths of eight people and the injury of another 750,” Escandar Momeni said from the scene, adding that aid is expected by Tehran and other cities. “We hope to extinguish the fire in the coming hours,” he said. Enhanced by the wind, the fire raging in the port of Badar Abbas, after a strong explosion whose causes have not been determined, increasing in tension, state television broadcasting tonight almost ten hours after the incident. “The intensity of the fire in the port of Shahid Rajai has increased and is likely to expand to other zones and other containers,” the television said. According to the same source, all schools and offices in the area will be closed tomorrow, Sunday, which is a working day in Iran. […]
Source: News Beast

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