The fire broke out on Saturday evening in a 6,000 m² warehouse on the Emdenweg, Leopold Dok, Antwerp’s bulk terminal, the port authority said.
Firefighters were rushed to the scene immediately and the local authorities invoked the municipal disaster plan which resulted in the evacuation of seagoing vessels and staff from the business offices at the site in a radius of 1.8 kilometres.
The port authority said on Sunday that the fire has been put under control, but was not extinguished yet.
“The previously set up evacuation zone is now being lifted for companies and traffic. There may still be odor nuisance locally, but there is no health risk. The municipal disaster plan is terminated,” the port update reads.
Namely, the Belgian Health Inspectorate indicated that this was not a carcinogenic or toxic product, and due to the emergency evacuation, all health risks have been avoided.
Overall, the port authority assessed that there was a minor impact on the vessel traffic at the port due to the incident.
8月11日，在安特衛普港的一個倉庫內，一批5000噸氧化鎳爆發了一場悶燒的火災，導致港務局撤離附近的海上船隻。
週六晚上，火災發生在安特衛普散貨碼頭Leopold Dok的Emdenweg 6000平方米的倉庫中。
消防隊員立即趕到現場，當地政府發起市政災難計劃，讓海上船隻和工作人員從1.8公里範圍內的營業所撤離。
港務局週日表示，火勢已經得到控制，但尚未消失。
以前建立的疏散區現在正在為公司和交通改善。當地可能仍有氣味滋擾，但沒有健康風險。 市政災難計劃終止，“港口。
也就是說，比利時衛生監察局表示，這不是致癌或有毒產品，由於緊急撤離，所有健康風險都已被避免。
總而言之，港務局評估說，由於事故，港口的船舶交通受到輕微影響。
Information source: World Maritime News Staff; Image Courtesy: Paulding Progress
