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Eighteen Killed, Fires Still Burning In Huge Iran Port Blast

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Black smoke rises as rescuers arrive near the scene of a deadly explosion at the Shahid Rajaee port in southern Iran AFP Fires were blazing Sunday a day after a massive explosion tore through Iran's largest commercial port, killing at least 18 people and wounding 800 others, according to state media. The blast occurred Saturday at Shahid Rajaee Port in southern Iran, near the Strait of Hormuz through which a fifth of world oil output passes. The port's customs office said in a statement carried by state television that the explosion probably resulted from a fire that broke out at the hazardous and chemical materials storage depot.

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