DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iran says fire extinguished at port rocked by explosion as death toll rises to at least 65 people killed.

The death toll from a major explosion in Iran's most important container port of Bandar Abbas rose to at least 70, with over 1,200 injured, state media said on Monday, as firefighters battled a blaze that Iranian officials said was now under control 48 hours after the start of the fire.

Iranian authorities have said there was a “failure to observe safety principles” at the port of Bandar Abbas, where an explosion Saturday killed dozens of people, but testing is required to determine the causes of the blast.