Rotterdam port explosion causes one death, police say
Six ambulances, a trauma helicopter and fire crews responded as police cordoned off the Gunvor site and investigated possible links to maintenance work.
- On Thursday, an explosion at a facility on the Moezelweg in Europoort killed one person and injured several others, Dutch police confirmed.
- Rijnmond reported that a hired maintenance crew was working on pipelines at the site when the blast occurred, with visible damage to a storage tank suggesting a failure during disconnection.
- Emergency services dispatched six ambulances, a trauma helicopter, and fire crews to the Rotterdam site, where multiple injured individuals were transported to hospital.
- Earlier on Thursday, a power cut shut down the Esso refinery on the Botlekweg, causing flames and smoke; the Rotterdam-Rijnmond safety authority has not established a connection between the incidents.
- Police have provided no further information regarding the cause of the explosion at this stage, while the investigation into the Port of Rotterdam incident continues.
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One dead, several injured in Rotterdam port blast at Gunvor refinery
The Netherlands is investigating an explosion at the port of Rotterdam that killed one person and injured several others on Thursday, 13 August. The blast happened at about 11:30 a.m. at an oil facility in the Europoort industrial section of Europe’s largest port.
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