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While the gigantic noise of the explosion was heard 50 km away, the people who were working near the blast were surely reduced to dust. 'Missing' here means 'burned and dead,'
Masoud said
Today [Sunday], 24 hours later, the city is empty. People stay at home, fearing being poisoned by toxic fumes in the air,
he addedHe was lucky not to be home at the time of the explosion,
he said
Shortcomings in regards to not respecting security protocols have been identified and some of the individuals at fault have been summoned
Momeni said, ... according to state media
Removing containers could take up to two weeks
it addedUnfortunately, the death toll has reached 70 and the firefighting efforts are almost in final stages,
Mehrdad Hassanzadeh, the crisis management director of Hormozgan province, where the port is located, told state television
After putting the huge fire under control, rescue operations are underway, the number of the dead in this incident has reached 65,
Iran's state media said, citing the governor of Hormozgan Province, in which Bandar Abbas is situated
The incident happened following a false statement about the dangerous goods and delivering it without documents and tags,
Jafari said
We will try to take care of the families who lost their loved ones, and we will definitely take care of the dear people who got injured."
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said
Those found responsible at any level will be dealt with."
Iran's Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni warnedThe death toll in the Shahid Rajaee Port fire has reached 46,
the official IRNA news agency reported, quoting Mehrdad Hassanzadeh, the crisis management director at the Hormozgan governorate
It is the duty of security officials and judicial authorities to conduct a thorough investigation to detect if there’s been any negligence or deliberate acts that have caused this and to follow this up according to regulations,
a statement in his name saidThe shockwave was so strong that most of the port buildings were severely damaged,
Tasnim news agency reported
All resources from other cities and Tehran have been dispatched... and we hope to be able to extinguish the fire in the coming hours."
Speaking later at the scene, Momeni told state TVThe intensity of the fire in Shahid Rajaee Port has increased, and it is possible that the fire could spread to other areas and containers,
state TV said late SaturdayChina extends sincere sympathies to the Iranian government, the families of the deceased and the injured, and sincerely wishes those wounded a swift recovery,
Guo told a regular press briefing
This latest round of direct and indirect discussions lasted over four hours,
the official said
For the moment, 40 people have lost their lives as a result of injuries caused by the explosion,
Hormozgan provincial official Mohammad Ashouri told state television
Security and judicial officials are obliged to thoroughly investigate, uncover any negligence or intent, and follow up in accordance with regulations,
Khamenei said in a message carried by state televisionWe have to find out why it happened,
Pezeshkian said during a meeting with officials aired by Iranian state television