Rotterdam, Netherlands, Aug 13, 2026 (AFP) - One dead in Rotterdam port refinery blast

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2026-08-13

At least one person was killed and several injured in an explosion at a Rotterdamn port refinery belonging to the Dutch subsidiary of the Swiss-based Gunvor Group on Thursday, police said. Rotterdam police told AFP that the explosion occurred around 11:30 am (0930 GMT) at the Gunvor Energy Rotterdam site in Europoort -- the Netherlands port that forms part of one of the world's largest chemical and petrochemical industrial zones. Several ambulan......

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