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The Port of Antwerp-Bruges shut down several terminals Wednesday in response to a highly toxic acid spill from a shipping container, including the DP World Antwerp Gateway terminal.
Initial reports indicated that a container aboard the boxship Mia Summer II began leaking hydrofluoric acid. The ship was alongside the pier at the Deurganck Dock area of Antwerp, a busy district, and more than 150 people were potentially exposed to HF fumes.
28 people developed more serious symptoms of HF inhalation and were hospitalized for care and observation, including one individual who is intensive care, according to Antwerp’s city government.
Antwerp Gateway reopened early Wednesday afternoon, and marine traffic partially resumed, but MPET remained closed
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