An explosion and a mass fire has hit the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, more than 1000 km (620 miles) south of the Tehran capital, reports the state media.
“The explosion occurred in a part of the pier of the port of Shahid Rajaee, and we are exciting the fire,” state television said on Saturday.
Mehrad Hassanzadeh, director of the crisis management organization in the province of Hormozgan, told state television that the injured have been transferred to medical facilities, but did not say how many were injured.
The videos of social networks showed a huge black smoke plume that rose from the explosion area.
Other social networks videos showed damage to buildings and vehicles. There were also several people around the area by reviewing the damage to the property.
The port of Shahid Rajahei mainly handles container traffic and also has oil tanks and other petrochemical facilities.
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