The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority states an gear hearth as we speak at a Delta, B.C., incurable middle has truly been produced and no accidents have been reported.
The authority states in a created declaration {that a} coal stacker ignited at a middle run by Westshore Terminals, briefly closing procedures on the incurable and an adjoining middle run by GCT Deltaport.
The declaration states the Delta hearth division reacted “immediately,” and the blaze has truly presently been produced but hearth authorities are nonetheless on scene to verify the web site.
The port authority states no accidents have been reported, and Westshore is “continuing to manage” the response with Delta hearth authorities.
Video video revealed on-line Saturday reveals thick black smoke rippling upwards from a conveyor swallowed up in fires on the middle.
Photos revealed on social media websites likewise reveal the smoke arising noticeable from the Tsawwassen ferryboat terminal.
This file by The Canadian Press was preliminary releasedDec 28, 2024.
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press
