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Mamia ya watu wamejeruhiwa kufuatia mlipuko mkubwa na moto katika bandari ya Bandar Abbas, zaidi ya kilomita 1,000 kusini mwa Tehran, Iran, kwa mujibu wa maafisa na vyombo vya habari vya serikali.
Vyombo vya habari vya serikali viliripoti kuwa mlipuko mkubwa ulitokea katika Bandari ya Shahid Rajaei, bandari kubwa zaidi ya kibiashara nchini Iran, iliyoko katika jimbo la Hormozgan. Takribani watu 516 walijeruhiwa na kupelekwa katika vituo vya afya vya karibu.
Televisheni ya serikali ilisema uchunguzi wa awali unaonyesha kuwa uzembe katika uhifadhi wa vifaa vinavyowaka moto ulisababisha tukio hilo. Ripoti nyingine zinasema mlipuko ulitokana na milipuko ya makontena kadhaa.
Mamlaka zimesema miundombinu ya mafuta katika eneo hilo haikuathirika. Picha za mitandao ya kijamii zilionyesha moshi mzito mweusi na mpira wa moto ukipanda angani, pamoja na uharibifu wa majengo na magari.
Bandari ya Shahid Rajaei, ambayo hushughulikia hasa mizigo ya makontena, pia ina hifadhi za mafuta na vifaa vya petrochemical. Mwaka 2020, Israel ilishutumiwa kwa kufanya shambulio la mtandao katika bandari hiyo, lililosababisha vurugu kubwa za usafirishaji.
Mlipuko huu umetokea katika kipindi nyeti ambapo Iran inaendelea na mazungumzo na Marekani kuhusu makubaliano mapya ya nyuklia.
Hundreds of people have been injured following a massive explosion and fire at the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, more than 1,000km (620 miles) south of capital Tehran, according to officials and state media.
Iran’s state media on Saturday reported a “massive explosion” at Shahid Rajaei, the country’s largest commercial port located in Hormozgan province on Iran’s southern coast.
According to state media, at least 516 people were injured. Those who were injured were transferred to nearby medical centres.
Iranian state television said initial reports indicate negligence in the storage of flammable materials at the site, while Tehran Times reported that the explosion of several containers was the initial cause of the blast.
Mehrdad Hassanzadeh, director of Hormozgan province’s crisis management organisation, told state television that the injured have been transferred to medical facilities.
He said that safety officials had previously visited the site of the incident, and issued safety warnings.
National Iranian Oil Products Refining and Distribution Company issued a statement following the blast, saying oil facilities in the area were not affected by the blast.
“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.
Earlier, Hormozgan Ports and Maritime Administration official Esmaeil Malekizadeh said the explosion took place near the Shahid Rajaei port dock.
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.
Shahid Rajaei port mainly handles container traffic and also has oil tanks and other petrochemical facilities.
In May 2020, Israel was accused of launching a major cyberattack on the same port, causing transport chaos for days after crashing the facility’s computer system.
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.
Source: Aljazeera
Vyombo vya habari vya serikali viliripoti kuwa mlipuko mkubwa ulitokea katika Bandari ya Shahid Rajaei, bandari kubwa zaidi ya kibiashara nchini Iran, iliyoko katika jimbo la Hormozgan. Takribani watu 516 walijeruhiwa na kupelekwa katika vituo vya afya vya karibu.
Televisheni ya serikali ilisema uchunguzi wa awali unaonyesha kuwa uzembe katika uhifadhi wa vifaa vinavyowaka moto ulisababisha tukio hilo. Ripoti nyingine zinasema mlipuko ulitokana na milipuko ya makontena kadhaa.
Mamlaka zimesema miundombinu ya mafuta katika eneo hilo haikuathirika. Picha za mitandao ya kijamii zilionyesha moshi mzito mweusi na mpira wa moto ukipanda angani, pamoja na uharibifu wa majengo na magari.
Bandari ya Shahid Rajaei, ambayo hushughulikia hasa mizigo ya makontena, pia ina hifadhi za mafuta na vifaa vya petrochemical. Mwaka 2020, Israel ilishutumiwa kwa kufanya shambulio la mtandao katika bandari hiyo, lililosababisha vurugu kubwa za usafirishaji.
Mlipuko huu umetokea katika kipindi nyeti ambapo Iran inaendelea na mazungumzo na Marekani kuhusu makubaliano mapya ya nyuklia.
Hundreds of people have been injured following a massive explosion and fire at the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, more than 1,000km (620 miles) south of capital Tehran, according to officials and state media.
Iran’s state media on Saturday reported a “massive explosion” at Shahid Rajaei, the country’s largest commercial port located in Hormozgan province on Iran’s southern coast.
According to state media, at least 516 people were injured. Those who were injured were transferred to nearby medical centres.
Iranian state television said initial reports indicate negligence in the storage of flammable materials at the site, while Tehran Times reported that the explosion of several containers was the initial cause of the blast.
Mehrdad Hassanzadeh, director of Hormozgan province’s crisis management organisation, told state television that the injured have been transferred to medical facilities.
He said that safety officials had previously visited the site of the incident, and issued safety warnings.
National Iranian Oil Products Refining and Distribution Company issued a statement following the blast, saying oil facilities in the area were not affected by the blast.
“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.
Earlier, Hormozgan Ports and Maritime Administration official Esmaeil Malekizadeh said the explosion took place near the Shahid Rajaei port dock.
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.
Shahid Rajaei port mainly handles container traffic and also has oil tanks and other petrochemical facilities.
In May 2020, Israel was accused of launching a major cyberattack on the same port, causing transport chaos for days after crashing the facility’s computer system.
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.
Source: Aljazeera
