Overview

• The incident occurred Sunday evening at the Waltershof steelworks in Hamburg.
• The vessel holds up to 140 tonnes of steel, but officials have not confirmed how much actually spilled.
• Molten steel ignited a forklift and other equipment inside a production hall.
• About 60 municipal firefighters supported the plant’s brigade, and crews contained the blaze and stopped further spread.
• Cooling of the spilled steel is now being handled by ArcelorMittal’s works fire brigade, and no injuries were reported.