The death toll from a major explosion at Iran’s most important container port of Bandar Abbas on Monday has risen to 65, with over 1,200 injured.

State media revealed this as firefighters battled a blaze that Iranian officials said was now under control, 48 hours after the fire began.

The blast occurred in the Shahid Rajaee section of the port, Iran’s largest container hub.

According to state media, efforts to extinguish the ensuing blaze have continued, with sporadic fires breaking out due to wind and flammable goods within the containers, some of which have released toxic emissions in the area.

“After putting the huge fire under control, rescue operations are underway. The number of the dead in this incident has reached 65.

“Removing containers could take up to two weeks,” Iran’s state media said, citing the governor of Hormozgan Province, in which Bandar Abbas is situated.

Iran’s news agency cited its Interior Minister, Eskandar Momeni, as saying that national operations to confront the fire in Shahid Rajaee had ended and the management of firefighting had been handed over to local authorities.

“Shortcomings in regards to not respecting security protocols have been identified, and some of the individuals at fault have been summoned,” Momeni said.

Meanwhile, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had on Sunday ordered an investigation to uncover the cause of the incident, an indication that authorities are not ruling out sabotage.

The incident reportedly occurred as Iran began a third round of nuclear talks with the United States in Oman, although there was no indication of a link between the two events.

On Monday, Iran’s Infrastructure Communications Company stated that a large cyber attack against the country’s infrastructure had been repelled a day after the blast, without providing further details.

Death toll in Iran’s explosion hits 65