Powerful explosion in Iran: 4 killed
A powerful explosion occurred in the southern Iranian city of Bandar Abbas, where the main naval base of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is located .
According to the Rokna news agency, the blast was so powerful that even residents of nearby towns felt it. Windows in buildings within a radius of several kilometers were shattered by the blast wave.
According to the latest reports, four people were killed and 516 injured in the incident. Several buildings were severely damaged.
Iranian sources said that the port was storing supplies of liquid and solid rocket fuel imported from China.
According to reports, on April 11 of this year, the first batch of chemicals intended for rocket fuel, approximately 1,000 tons, was delivered from China to the Shahid Rajai port.
RIA Novosti reported that the powerful explosion was caused by a fire in a fuel tank .
The head of the port's cargo terminal, Pajmon Behzodpour, stated that the explosion was not related to the cargo receiving terminal or the warehouse where dangerous goods were stored.
Iran's National Oil Company for Production and Distribution said the incident had no impact on the country's oil infrastructure - refineries and pipelines - and that all were operating normally.
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