TEHRAN — Iranian emergency officials said Sunday that a major fire at Bandar Abbas port in southern Iran has been largely brought under control, with 90 percent of firefighting operations completed.
Jalal Maleki, spokesperson for Tehran’s Fire Department, said that the fire had been contained and crews had shifted to mop-up operations, tackling residual hot spots.
“Compared to the same time yesterday, the situation is not comparable at all. About 90 percent of the work is complete,” Maleki told reporters, according to Iranian media. He noted that while flames were under control, many containers had collapsed onto each other and were damaged by the fire, making final cleanup efforts more time-consuming.
“The main fire has been extinguished. What remains is mop-up and ensuring no residual heat sources remain,” he said.
Firefighters from other counties have joined the effort, he added, emphasizing that the mop-up phase would continue for several more hours.
According to Shahr News, a small expert evaluation team from Tehran’s Fire Department was dispatched shortly after the fire broke out. Early Sunday morning, a 30-person operational unit from Tehran also arrived at the site, carrying three tons of special firefighting foam designed for industrial fires of this scale.
The cause of the fire, which erupted in container storage areas at the strategic port, remains under investigation. No major casualties have been reported so far.
Bandar Abbas, located on the Strait of Hormuz, is one of Iran’s most critical shipping hubs and plays a key role in regional trade and oil transport.
