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Fire breaks out in a ship carrying fuel for the Port of Leixões

A fire broke out this Tuesday afternoon on a ship off the beaches of Foz do Douro, on the beach of Gondarém, in Porto


Photo: Porto Canal

At the scene are several vessels of the Port of Leixões, the Maritime Authority, the National Authority for Emergency and Civil Protection and the Institute for Shipwreck Relief.

According to Porto Canal, the tanker was carrying fuel from Sines to Leixões and a fire broke out at the entrance of the port of Leixões.

Several boats from the Port of Leixões are trying to put out the fire. The ISN and Maritime Police are on site.

The alert was given around 3:24 pm on Tuesday. So far the causes of the fire are unknown and there are, for now, informsções of possible victims.

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