The massive explosion at the Port of Shahid Rajaee in southern Iran's Hormozgan Province has resulted in eight deaths and 750 injuries, Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni said on Saturday. The blast occurred at a gas tank at the Shahid Rajaee section of the Bandar Abbas Port complex on Saturday morning, causing extensive damage to nearby buildings and cars. According to Iran's Mehr News Agency, as the fire spread to other containers, an additional explosion occurred at around 21:00 local time (about 17:30 GMT), but it was less intense than the initial blast. In remarks to Fars, Hossein Zafari, spokesman for the National Disaster Management Organization, said the blast was caused by chemical materials in a container at the port. Meanwhile, the Iranian government's spokeswoman, Fatemeh Mohajerani, warned against any "hasty speculations" about the cause of the incident before relevant authorities complete the investigations. The Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education has announced a state of emergency at the Bandar Abbas Port. In a post on social media platform X, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian extended sympathy to the victims of the explosion, announcing that he had issued a directive for the investigation into the blast and its cause. Located in the city of Bandar Abbas, the Port of Shahid Rajaee is one of Iran's largest and most vital shipping hubs. It handles over 55 percent of the country's non-oil imports and exports and manages more than 85 percent of Iran's container cargo, according to state news agency IRNA. The video shows: 1. Various of smoke, buildings 2. Plume of smoke billowing into sky 3. Amateur footage showing smoke billowing into sky, traffic on road 4. Amateur footage showing car with broken rear windshield, dented car body [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International TV]