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Deadly explosion shakes Iran, hundreds hospitalized after port fire
An injured man sits on the ground along a highway near the source of an explosion at the Shahid Rajaei Port dock southwest of Bandar Abbas in the Iranian province of Hormozgan. [Mohammad Moradi/IRNA via AFP]
Deadly explosion shakes Iran, hundreds hospitalized after port fire
People transport an injured man along a devastated boulevard following the explosion. [Mohammad Moradi/IRNA via AFP]
Deadly explosion shakes Iran, hundreds hospitalized after port fire
With choking smoke spreading across the area, schools and offices 23km (14 miles) away in Bandar Abbas, the Hormozgan provincial capital, have been ordered closed on Sunday. [Mohammad Moradi/IRNA via AFP]
Deadly explosion shakes Iran, hundreds hospitalized after port fire
Thick smoke continued to billow at the Shahid Rajaei section of the port on Sunday as rescue teams worked into the night. [Mohammad Moradi/IRNA via AFP]
Deadly explosion shakes Iran, hundreds hospitalized after port fire
The National Iranian Oil Products Refining and Distribution Company issued a statement saying the blast did not affect oil facilities in the area. [Mohammad Moradi/IRNA via AFP]
Deadly explosion shakes Iran, hundreds hospitalized after port fire
“The explosion and fire in Shahid Rajaei Port have no connection to refineries, fuel tanks, distribution complexes and oil pipelines related to this company,” the company said. [Mohammad Moradi/IRNA via AFP]
Deadly explosion shakes Iran, hundreds hospitalized after port fire
Earlier, Hormozgan Ports and Maritime Administration official Esmaeil Malekizadeh said the explosion took place near the Shahid Rajaei Port dock. [Mohammad Moradi/IRNA via AFP]
Deadly explosion shakes Iran, hundreds hospitalized after port fire
Social media videos showed a huge plume of black smoke and a ball of fire rising from the area of the explosion. Other videos showed damage to buildings and vehicles. Several people were also seen around the area attending to the injured and checking the damage to the properties. [Mohammad Moradi/IRNA via AFP]
Deadly explosion shakes Iran, hundreds hospitalized after port fire
The blast comes at a sensitive time as Iranian officials continue to engage in talks with United States officials on a possible new nuclear deal. [Mohammad Moradi/IRNA via AFP]
Deadly explosion shakes Iran, hundreds hospitalized after port fire
A motorist gestures as he drives his vehicle with a broken windscreen through traffic away from the source of an explosion at the Shahid Rajaei Port dock southwest of Bandar Abbas in the Iranian province of Hormozgan. [Mohammad Moradi/IRNA via AFP]
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