One dead, several injured in Rotterdam port blast at Gunvor refinery

The Netherlands is investigating an explosion at the port of Rotterdam that killed one person and injured several others on Thursday, 13 August. The blast happened at about 11:30 a.m. at an oil facility in the Europoort industrial section of Europe’s largest port.

The Netherlands is investigating an explosion at the port of Rotterdam that killed one person and injured several others on Thursday, 13 August. The blast happened at about 11:30 a.m. at an oil facility in the Europoort industrial section of Europe’s largest port.

Authorities confirmed one fatality but were unable to specify the number of injured people or their condition.

Blast at Rotterdam petroleum storage facility kills one, injures six during maintenance workA blast at a petroleum storage facility in the Netherlands' Rotterdam port killed one person and injured six others on Thursday, with authorities investigating the cause of the explosion.The blast occurred at around 11.30 am loc

The explosion occurred at a refinery and fuel terminal operated by Gunvor Energy in an industrial section of the sprawling port. Dutch broadcaster NOS said that a maintenance team had been working on a section of pipes there.

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The Rotterdam port, the largest in Europe, comprises an oil refinery and multiple petrochemicals facilities.

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Craig Munro | Senior Politics Reporter Published August 13, 2026 1:01pm Updated August 13, 2026 1:04pm Emergency services on the scene at Europoort, a section of the Port of Rotterdam (Picture: ANP/Shutterstock) One person has died and several others have been wounded after an explosion at Rotterdam port in the Netherl

One person has been killed and several others injured in an explosion at a site in the Port of Rotterdam,...