Fire at port in Chile
2022.12.23 00:52
Fire at port in Chile
Budrigannews.com – At Chile’s Ventanas port, near a refinery and smelter owned by state-run miner Codelco, a major fire broke out, but the company said on Thursday that its operations have not been affected.
According to Codelco, the world’s leading producer, maintenance had already caused the smelter near the port to shut down, but the refinery is still working normally.
No wounds have been accounted for from the fire, the organization that oversees the port said in an assertion. According to the report, the incident began in a solid bulk cargo conveyor belt and spread to other facilities nearby.
Images that were published by local media showed a lot of black smoke billowing out of the port, which is about 90 miles (145 kilometers) northwest of Santiago, Chile’s capital.
(NYSE:) AES In a statement, Chile, which owns and operates a coal-fired power plant near the port, stated that it is doing everything in its power to stop the fire from reaching its facilities.
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It added that due to company security measures, unit 2 of its plant, which is closest to the fire, has been taken offline, but the other units are still functioning normally.
