Baku, Azerbaijan, April 28. The death toll from
the blast at Shahid Rajaee Port in Bandar Abbas, Hormuzgan
Province, Iran, on April 26 has risen to 1,242, Iranian Red
Crescent Society representative Mujtaba Khaledi said, Trend reports.
According to him, Red Crescent rescuers continue search and
rescue operations in the area of the explosion.
To note, on April 26, a powerful explosion occurred at the
Shahid Rajaee port in Iran. The blast killed 40 people and left six
missing. The fire that broke out after the explosion engulfed a
large area. There has been no official statement on the cause of
the explosion.
Shahid Rajaee Port is located on an area of 2.4 thousand
hectares. This port can handle 70 million tons of cargo per
year.