Overview

• The blaze was reported around 9:50 a.m. local time at the Ballinkai on the southern Elbe.
• Flames broke out in the operator’s cab about 20–25 meters up on a container bridge undergoing dismantling.
• Six people were brought down by firefighters and assessed by medics, with no injuries found.
• Crews first attacked the fire from the water using a fire boat before switching to land-based suppression.
• A thick black smoke plume was visible over the terminal, and the cause remains under investigation.