A FIRE at the Port of Metro Vancouver started inside a container located on the city side Centerm docks, reported the American Journal of Transportation.
The Centerm terminal and nearby port properties, including all south shore port operations, were shut down including rail and truck access.
A bleaching agent and industrial disinfectant, called trichloroisocyanuric acid, was in the shipping container, but the Vancouver Fire Department does not yet know how the fire started, said the report.
The fire spread to a few surrounding containers and firefighters struggled to access the blaze, which was buried in container stacks.
The fire was largely been contained with a few flare-ups occurring overnight but health officials warned that the burning chemical can cause eye and skin irritations.
A shelter-in-place order advised has now been lifted as smoke dissipated from the area. Updates on the fire at Centerm terminal can be found on the Port of Metro Vancouver's website.
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06 March 2015 - 21:05
Toxic chemical fire shuts down Vancouver's city side Canterm docks to all
A FIRE at the Port of Metro Vancouver started inside a container located on the city side Centerm docks, reported the American Journal of Transportation.
ACCIDENTS
06 March 2015 - 21:05
Toxic chemical fire shuts down Vancouver's city side Canterm docks to all
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