Mohammad Ashouri, Hormozgan’s port of Shahid Rajaee, told reporters on Monday afternoon that the explosion and subsequent fires rose to 65pm on Monday.
Meanwhile, Home Minister Escandar Momeni’s announcement that the disappearing fire service work would be completed was confirmed by a fire station spokesman on Monday afternoon.
Furthermore, Hossein Zafari, a spokesman for Iran’s National Disaster Management Organization (NDMO), said the operation to launch the fire has been completed.
The spokesman added that up to 1,072 people injured in the incident have been discharged from the hospital, with 138 injured people still being treated at the hospital.
Zafari added that Iranian officials have said cleaning operations and debris removal will continue for the next few days.
A powerful explosion shaking through the Shahid Rajae port in Hormozgan province on Saturday after the fuel tanker exploded for reasons still under investigation.
The Chief of Crisis for the Hormozgan state said the death toll from the incident has risen to 70.
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