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Offline Dave van Spronsen

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Big Fire at Rotterdam Harbour
« on: February 13, 2009, 09:12:23 PM »
There a big fire at the Rotterdam Harbour
The fire is at Kuwait  Petroleum they even call there some explosions
Later more news
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Re: Big Fire at Rotterdam Harbour
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2009, 09:36:53 PM »
News.

http://www.blikopnieuws.nl/bericht/92102

Looks bad.  :-o  :-o  :-o
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Re: Big Fire at Rotterdam Harbour
« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2009, 10:32:46 PM »
A rough Translation, looks like a big one:-

Large fire at Kuwait Petroleum Europoort
Rotterdam - Friday evening around 21.00 a very large fire has broken out Petroleum to the Moezelweg in Rotterdam Europoort at Kuwait. The help lines have turned out with large material. In it is heard full access the enormous fire sea to see moreover its some strong explosions.
Update 22.30
 the press for barge of the brandweer Rotterdam-Rijnmond lets compared with can on news know that a part of the refinery in fire stands. The flames are as from large distance see what ensures enormous multitude of kijkers.
The area around Moezelweg has been concluded hermetically meanwhile. There is at this moment no talk of gewonden, thus the spokesman.
The brandweer is massively present as well as a number of ambulances. The brandweer can not yet say when it the fire under control. Also performs the brandweer measurings to possible dangerous goods.


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Re: Big Fire at Rotterdam Harbour
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2009, 11:55:07 PM »
Here is a little video and two pictures
http://www.rtl.nl/internal-roxen-unit

They say no people are hurt or missing
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Re: Big Fire at Rotterdam Harbour
« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2009, 12:38:09 AM »
Amazing quality video here :-

http://www.rtl.nl/components/actueel/rtlnieuws/miMedia/2009/week07/vr_2305_brand.avi_plain.xml

Look at the rabbit at 1 minute 55 in the left hand corner , he must have thought his ass was on fire :-D

 

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