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Massive explosion hits southern Iran (+VIDEOS)

An explosion hit Hormozgan Province in southern Iran on Saturday afternoon, leaving casualties.

The explosion occurred at around 12:30 a.m. local time at the Port of Shahid Rajaee.

Rapid response teams were immediately dispatched to the area.

According to initial reports, the location of the explosion was an office building.

Sources say that a fuel tank in Shahid Rajaee Port exploded for an unknown reason.

Port activities have now been suspended so that the situation can be quickly brought under control by security and relief forces.

Footage shows the extent of destruction caused by the huge explosion that struck the port of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran.

The explosion left at least 516 people injured. Initial reports indicate that 4 people lost their lives following the blast.

The following video shows CCTV footage of the moment when a huge explosion struck the Shahid Rajaee Port in southern Iran on Saturday.

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