At least eight people have died and more than 750 have been injured after a huge explosion occurred In the Iranian port of Bandar Abbaslocated to the south of the country, according to the last balance provided by the Iranian government.
The detonation has forced to mobilize 15 ambulances and four medicalized buses Until they reach the scene of the accident and be able to mobilize the injured, who have been transferred to several hospitals: the Shahid Mohammad hospital, to the Sayyid al Shuhada hospital, to the Hazrat Sahib Al Zaman hospital, to the Jatam al Anbiya hospital and to the hospital of the Persian Gulf. In addition, 90 beds have been prepared in hospitals in the city of Shiraz as if necessary to move to injured there.
“750 injured have had to be treated in medical centers. Fortunately, most have received outpatient attention, although 27 people have had to undergo surgery“The government spokeswoman Fatemé Mohayerani explained, according to the Iranian media.
Everything points to a fire in a chemical warehouse
Iranian port authorities They continue to investigate the causes Of the explosion, although the Port Customs Office has published in a statement that the cause of the explosion has probably been a fire declared in a chemical warehouse that would have caused a chain reaction of other deposits with flammable material.
According to images of the Iranian official media it can be seen a column of smoke hundred meters high. In addition, the explosion has felt in cities located kilometers away. The president of the country, Masud fishshkian, has expressed his “deep regret and sympathy for the victims” and given order to “investigate the situation and causes of the incident.”
