Overview

• Authorities say the fire began with a vehicle burning inside a Veddel warehouse, triggering repeated explosions of pressurised gas cylinders believed to contain nitrous oxide and igniting secondary fires.
• Officials report five injured, including one person in life-threatening condition and injured emergency personnel, and about 25 people were rescued or evacuated, with several taken off-site by boat.
• Flying debris forced a full closure of the nearby A1 on Monday and caused long traffic jams before the motorway was reopened; one motorist was injured on the highway.
• Roughly 320 responders tackled the blaze using airport fire engines, police water cannons and company units, with crews periodically withdrawing because of exploding cylinders and debris.
• Seaborne shipping was not affected, but restrictions were imposed on inland and harbour waterways and parts of the harbour railway, and smoke warnings issued Monday were lifted by early Tuesday.