Ship explosion and blast leaves 3 dead, many wounded in Jorf Lasfar port

The Jorf Lasfar port on the outskirts of the city of El Jadida was in a state of alert due to an explosion and fire on a foreign ship, causing three deaths and a number of injuries, report trusted Hespress AR sources.

The same sources explained that a strong explosion was heard inside a foreign ship named “Panama,” followed by a huge fire that broke out in its engines, in the basin of the port of Jorf Lasfar 5 miles away,  the area designated for entering the port.

Hespress sources confirmed that the initial toll indicates that 3 people died, and 9 others were seriously burned, while the crew is still trapped and rescue attempts are ongoing.

Civil Protection rescue teams, the Port Agency, the Maritime Gendarmerie and the National Security, in addition to the intervention of the fire and rescue teams of the Phosphate Complex have been mobilized to the scene, in the presence of the provincial governor.