{"id":37659,"date":"2026-08-13T12:25:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T12:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/37659\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T12:25:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T12:25:07","slug":"explosion-at-rotterdam-port-leaves-one-dead-and-several-injured-news-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/37659\/","title":{"rendered":"Explosion at Rotterdam port leaves one dead and several injured | News World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_308186221-37e7.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29369017\" alt=\"Emergency services at an incident at a company on Moezelweg in Rotterdam-Europoort where one person died and several were injured. (Photo: Shutterstock)\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tEmergency services on the scene at Europoort, a section of the Port of Rotterdam (Picture: ANP\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n<p>One person has died and several others have been wounded after an explosion at <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/rotterdam\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rotterdam<\/a> port in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the city police said the cause of the blast was still unclear and was currently being investigated.<\/p>\n<p>Dutch outlet MediaTV reported that it happened at a tank terminal on a road called Moezelweg in Europoort, a section of the port.<\/p>\n<p>The Port of Rotterdam is the largest seaport in Europe and the 11th busiest port in the world by cargo tonnage.<\/p>\n<p>Got a story? 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