Tehran, 27 April (IANS). The death toll at a port at a port in the southern Hormozgan province of Iran has increased to 28.
The report said that the cause of the incident is not yet known.
The official Irna news agency said that the number of people injured in the blast and subsequent fire had reached 800, while six people are still missing.
The semi-government Tasnim news agency on Sunday quoted Hormozagan Governor Mohammad Ashori Tajiani, saying that the footage received from the close-circuit cameras installed at the scene at 12:05 pm local time at 12:05 pm, a limited amount of fire was seen near several containers in a port area, which spread again, which again spread and about 90 seconds later.
He also announced a three -day public mourning in the province after a deadly explosion.
National Disaster Management Organization spokesperson Hosain Jafri on Saturday told the semi-government Fars news agency that a container at a container could explode due to chemical substances.
However, the Iranian government spokesman Fatemeh Mohzarani warned against the same day the officials concerned against the incident before completing their investigation.
He said that what has been confirmed so far is the presence of containers in one corner of the port, which may have chemical substances.
Rejecting the rumors of foreign media about the presence of military shipments at the port, Iran’s Defense Ministry spokesman Reza Talai-Nick said that based on investigation and available evidence, there was no imported or exported shipment related to fuel or military use in the explosion area.
Iran’s President Masood Porashakian on Saturday sent Home Minister Eskander Momeni to assess the situation on the spot.
-IANS
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