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Explosion at Europe's largest port kills one, injures six as investigators probe cause

Gunvor Netherlands Petroleum Rotterdam

A blast at a petroleum storage facility in the Netherlands' Rotterdam port killed one person and injured six others on Thursday, with authorities investigating the cause of the explosion.

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The blast occurred at around 11.30 am local time during maintenance work on a storage tank operated by energy commodities trader Gunvor. A company spokesperson described it as an “incident” and said Gunvor was cooperating with authorities.

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