irishspirit
5th January 2011, 20:05
Southern areas of the Netherlands are on the top state of alert after a blaze at a chemical plant near Rotterdam sent out a thick plume of smoke.
The cloud from the fire at Moerdijk was floating north and had reached the city of Dordrecht, Dutch media said.
Some 400,000 litres of carcinogenic material are stored at the Chemie-Pack plant, De Telegraaf says.
BBC map
There were no reports of casualties and officials said it was unclear if toxic fumes had been released.
The flames were said to be up to 40m (131ft) high and there were reports of repeated, loud explosions
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12123159
The cloud from the fire at Moerdijk was floating north and had reached the city of Dordrecht, Dutch media said.
Some 400,000 litres of carcinogenic material are stored at the Chemie-Pack plant, De Telegraaf says.
BBC map
There were no reports of casualties and officials said it was unclear if toxic fumes had been released.
The flames were said to be up to 40m (131ft) high and there were reports of repeated, loud explosions
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12123159