Four people are dead and over 500 are injured after a huge explosion at the Port of Bandar Abbas in southwest Iran.

The Iranian government has speculated that the massive explosion was due to chemicals being stored.

CNN reports:

The explosion sent a huge plume of thick, gray smoke from the Shahid Rajaee part of the port complex, according to videos geolocated by CNN, with the government saying the blast was likely linked to chemicals being stored.

The head of the Iranian emergency services said four people had died in the blast. A spokesperson for the emergency services earlier said 516 had been injured.

A video distributed by the Mehr news agency showed surveillance footage of the moment of the explosion, which appears to have occurred in a warehouse at the port. Other footage showed helicopters dropping water at the site of the fire ignited by the explosion.

Debris was spread over a wide area and many buildings at the port complex were badly damaged, according to state media. Windows within a radius of several kilometers were shattered, they said.

There were also reports that additional people may be stuck in the rubble.

Maritime operations have been suspended while the port is closed.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered an investigation into the blast.

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