DUBAI: The death toll from a major explosion in Iran's most important container port of Bandar Abbas rose to at least 65, with over 1,200 injured, state media said on Monday (Apr 28), as firefighters

The death toll from a powerful explosion at Iran's biggest port of Bandar Abbas has risen to at least 40, with more than 1,200 people injured.

Iran's interior minister on Monday blamed "negligence" for a massive explosion that killed 65 people at the country's largest commercial port, with firefighters still battling a blaze at the facility two days later.