Death toll after heavy explosion in the Iranian port up to 70, afterion will take weeks

Due to the great explosion of last Saturday In the Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee, seventy people have now died and more than 1,200 people were injured. International press agencies report this. The fire brigade managed to get partially under control in the fire on Monday evening, but the re -extinguishing will certainly take two to three weeks, authorities report.

The removal of all containers can also take at least two weeks and the death toll may still increase in that period. According to the state television, around 22 people are still missing and the authorities have not yet been able to identify 22 other bodies.

There is still no certainty about the cause of the explosion. According to the Iranian authorities, the disaster is the result of ‘non-compliance with safety principles’, but research still has to be done to determine the exact cause. A number of people have been arrested for possible involvement or negligence. The Governor of the Province of Hormozgan excludes Sabotage: « That hypothesis is unfounded, » he said on Monday evening at the state television.

Cause uncertain

Shahid Rajaee, located on the street of Hormuz, is one of the largest and most important ports in Iran. The explosion would have been heard tens of kilometers away. The fire probably broke out in a container storage where dangerous and chemicals would have been stored. The containers caught fire.

According to rescue services, completely extinguishing the fire is a long -term process. « The containers must be opened by one, inspected and cooled with water, » said a spokesperson for the fire brigade, quoted by Ilna news agency. The local authorities are again in control of the disaster site.

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