Four people are dead and over 500 are injured after a huge explosion at the Port of Bandar Abbas in southwest Iran.
The Iranian government has speculated that the massive explosion was due to chemicals being stored.
BREAKING: A massive explosion has rocked the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas
Cause remains unknown. pic.twitter.com/4vOqKLdwOT
— Khalissee (@Kahlissee) April 26, 2025
Those wounded in huge blast at Bandar Abbas port in Iran reportedly jumps to over 200, there is still no word on the death toll https://t.co/k4UrSOiHxB pic.twitter.com/gTSezcX9Yn
— RT (@RT_com) April 26, 2025
4 DEAD, OVER 500 INJURED AFTER EXPLOSION AT IRAN’S BANDAR ABBAS PORT
Iranian officials now confirm 4 dead and more than 500 injured after Saturday’s explosion at Bandar Abbas port.
Authorities blame poorly stored chemicals for the blast, after earlier warnings about safety… https://t.co/gEzrcFJApl pic.twitter.com/Izbc2DfEx1
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 26, 2025
Moments before the disaster… the clearest footage of the explosion at the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas! pic.twitter.com/2pJbKzuIKk
— Sprinter Observer (@SprinterObserve) April 26, 2025
CNN reports:
The explosion sent a huge plume of thick, gray smoke from the Shahid Rajaee part of the port complex, according to videos geolocated by CNN, with the government saying the blast was likely linked to chemicals being stored.
The head of the Iranian emergency services said four people had died in the blast. A spokesperson for the emergency services earlier said 516 had been injured.
A video distributed by the Mehr news agency showed surveillance footage of the moment of the explosion, which appears to have occurred in a warehouse at the port. Other footage showed helicopters dropping water at the site of the fire ignited by the explosion.
Debris was spread over a wide area and many buildings at the port complex were badly damaged, according to state media. Windows within a radius of several kilometers were shattered, they said.
There were also reports that additional people may be stuck in the rubble.
Maritime operations have been suspended while the port is closed.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered an investigation into the blast.
