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Bodies of 33 victims of southern port blast identified
With four more bodies identified on Friday, the number of the identified people reached 33, Chief Prosecutor of Hormozgan Province Mojtaba Ghahremani said.
At least 70 people have lost their lives and more than 1,200 others wounded in the explosion and ensuing fire which rocked the Shahid Rajaei Port in the southern province of Hormozgan on Saturday.
An investigation is underway to determine the main cause behind the incident.
The port’s customs office said the blast may have started in a depot storing hazardous and chemical materials.
Authorities said on Tuesday that the port has resumed its activities after firefighters managed to fully contain a fire caused by the blast.
Despite the serious damage to the Bandar Abbas desalination plant and power plant, vital facilities have been restored in the shortest possible time, according to the authorities at the country’s main port.
The port of Shahid Rajaei lies near the major coastal city of Bandar Abbas on the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway through which one-fifth of global oil output passes.