More than 500 people are reported injured after huge explosion at an Iranian oil facility in Bandar Abbas, on the south coast. The site, which is one of Iran’s main oil facilities, could be seen in video footage engulfed in large plumes of smoke.
Iranian state media outlet Tasnim reports that local emergency services have described large amounts of scattered glass and debris being sprayed across a wide area. Emergency services working on the area have said “the port remains in a state of chaos” as precise casualty numbers and any fatalities remain unknown. The cause of the explosion remains unclear at this stage, but local media site Tasnim reports a fuel tank had “exploded for an unknown reason”.
