Investigation report on causes of Shahid Rajaee Port explosion released

TABNAK, Apr. 29 -  The Committee to Investigate the Causes of the blast incident in Shahid Rajaee Port said Monday that the reason for the blast and the inferno was "failure to observe safety and passive defense standards."

News ID: 6359

Date: 29 April 2025 - 10:43

The Committee to Investigate the Causes of the Fire Incident in Shahid Rajaee Port said in a statement on Monday evening that after holding several meetings with experts in different fields, it reached the conclusion that "the failure to observe safety principles and passive defense standards was confirmed to committee members."

It said that there have been discrepancies in some cases, and the security and judicial bodies are seriously seeking to identify the wrongdoers.

Determining the cause of this incident requires a thorough and fully-fledged investigation of its various aspects, which, due to expert requirements, requires technical and laboratory processes; however, without wasting time, its implementation steps are being pursued and the final results will be revealed to the public as soon as possible, the committed concluded, according to IRNA.

Earlier today, Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni blamed "negligence" for the massive explosion and the inferno.

A powerful blast rocked Shahid Rajaee Port on April 26, 2025, after a fuel tanker detonated. The explosion triggered a large fire, which was put out earlier today.

The officials of Hormozgan, where the Shahid Rajaee port is located, said earlier on Monday that the fire at the port was extinguished, adding that the death toll from the blast and the subsequent inferno rose to 70.

They also said that the cleanup operations and debris removal will take about 20 days.