Emergency services at an incident at a company on Moezelweg in Rotterdam-Europoort where one person died and several were injured. (Photo: Shutterstock)
Emergency services on the scene at Europoort, a section of the Port of Rotterdam (Picture: ANP/Shutterstock)

One person has died and several others have been wounded after an explosion at Rotterdam port in the Netherlands.

A spokesperson for the city police said the cause of the blast was still unclear and was currently being investigated.

Dutch outlet MediaTV reported that it happened at a tank terminal on a road called Moezelweg in Europoort, a section of the port.

The Port of Rotterdam is the largest seaport in Europe and the 11th busiest port in the world by cargo tonnage.

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