Death toll from blast at Iran's Bandar Abbas port rises to 40 as fires still blaze

The death toll from a powerful explosion at Iran’s biggest port of Bandar Abbas has risen to at least 40, with more than 1,200 people injured, state media reports, as firefighters work to fully extinguish the fire.

Yesterday’s blast took place in the Shahid Rajaee section of the port, Iran’s biggest container hub, shattering windows for several kilometers around, tearing metal strips off shipping containers and badly damaging goods inside, state media says.

The incident occurred as Iran held a third round of nuclear talks with the United States in Oman.

Fires continue to break out in different parts of the affected area as of this evening, according to state media, with helicopters and fire fighters continuing efforts to extinguish them.

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Death toll from blast at Iran’s Bandar Abbas port rises to 40 as fires still blaze

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