CONTAINER EXPLOSION

[Watch] Container Explosion Kills 3

A container explosion killed three seafarers and injured one at the Port of Crotone, Italy, on 31 August, reports India Shipping News.

Container explosion

The accident occurred on working deck of offshore supply ship ASSO, reportedly inside a container during welding operations. The vessel was about to set sail for Malta. Immediately local land fire teams and tug were deployed, and the fire was extinguished in two hours.

According to the rescue team, a fourth seafarer from the vessel was taken to...

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LAFD: Truck explosion rocks San Pedro and LA Port

A thunderous explosion heard throughout San Pedro brought scores of Los Angeles Firefighters to the 600 block of North Harbor Boulevard on April 15, 2019, where they discovered a big rig trailer had exploded and caught fire. Though the cargo trailer was heavily damaged and windows in four nearby apartments had shattered, there were amazingly no injuries from the blast, including to the driver of the truck and another big rig operator who was nearby when the explosion occurred.

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Port of L.A. statement on container explosion

PORT OF LOS ANGELES STATEMENT ON CONTAINER INCIDENT

Because our facilitation of a safe and secure supply chain is top priority at the Port of Los Angeles, the incident involving an export-bound shipping container that exploded inside a marine terminal storage area here on October 30 is of paramount concern to the Los Angeles Harbor Department and Los Angeles Port Police. Preliminary analysis by the Los Angeles Port Police Hazardous Materials Unit, Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad and...

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Container’s explosion at Port of L.A.

Los Angeles authorities responded to an explosion from inside a shipping container at the Port of Los Angeles on Tuesday.

No injuries or other property damage were reported and police have no indication the explosion has any connection to terrorism.

Police later said the explosion was apparently caused by combustion of scrap metals and it is being treated as an industrial accident. The scrap metal was designated for export out of the country.

The explosion was reported around 6 p.m. near the base...

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