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Bosonic

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Tue Jun 3, 2014, 07:26 PM Jun 2014

Explosions and fire at Dutch Shell plant

Source: BBC

A large fire has broken out at a Shell chemical plant in the Netherlands following a series of explosions, reports say.

Television footage showed flames and smoke pouring from the plant in Moerdijk, south of Rotterdam.

It is not known if there are any casualties and the cause of the blasts was not clear.

Local media said the explosions could be heard several miles away from the site.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27691421



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Explosions and fire at Dutch Shell plant (Original Post) Bosonic Jun 2014 OP
A friend of mine lives across the river from the plant enlightenment Jun 2014 #1

enlightenment

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1. A friend of mine lives across the river from the plant
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 10:47 PM
Jun 2014

and said that they got the fire under control pretty quickly - she was very concerned about toxic smoke.

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