A large fire broke out in the Bushehr port - another incident in a wave of mysterious explosions and fires • The port shipyard, with seven ships, caught fire • No casualties are known
The fire at the port, as seen from the city of Bushhar
Seven ships caught fire in a large fire that took place in the port of Bushehr, the largest civilian port in Iran, the local news agency Maher reported today (Wednesday).
The fire reportedly started in a shipyard near the main port facilities on the northern canopy of the port city. Photos and videos circulated on social media show heavy smoke billowing over the city of Bushhar.
The Mahar news agency's website said: "Many firefighters are trying to stop the fire but the fire is very large." On social media, they expressed concern that the fire would spread towards the city. Bushhaar is home to the country’s only civilian nuclear reactor and it generates electricity for the entire region.
The big fire in Bushehr is part of a series of explosions and fires at various facilities throughout the Islamic Republic. On Tuesday, a large petrochemical facility near the northern city of Mashad caught fire and large damage was caused to gas storage tanks at the site.
Threats from Tehran
The commander of the Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards, Ismail Kaani, broke a long silence yesterday since the mysterious wave of explosions began in his country and threatened that "Israel and the United States are facing difficult days."
"The United States and the Zionist regime are facing difficult days. Very difficult events are about to fall on them," the commander of the International Revolutionary Guards branch threatened, according to a report in the local news agency Tassanim.
Kaani hinted that the burning of the aircraft carrier "Richard Bonham" in San Diego was an Iranian revenge for the explosions in Iran. "Americans should not look for culprits in what befalls them. The fire they see now is fire they sent themselves. That is the answer to the crimes your people have committed," Kaani said.
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