However, it’s difficult to determine the cause until the fire is put out,” government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said in a statement, CNN said.
According to early local media accounts, a fuel tanker detonated at the port “for unknown reasons.” CNN also reported that buildings near the port collapsed under the blast’s impact, trapping people inside the wreckage.
“While expressing deep regret and sympathy for the victims of the accident in Hormozgan province.
I issued an order to investigate the situation and causes of the accident,” said Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in a statement posted on X.
In order to closely assess the extent of the accident, set up the required coordination, and attend to the injured, the Interior Minister was deployed to the area as a special envoy.
