Explosion leading to huge fire at Hamburg port

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Recently on 25th Aug, 2025 there was an explosion leading to a huge fire at Hamburg port, Germany.

Reason: -

As per news, the fire started from a vehicle parked at a warehouse in Muggenburger strabe Later the fire spread after few gas cylinders exploded, its said they carried Nitrous oxide which worked as a catalyst to the chain reaction

The fire spread to nearby buildings and industrial area

There was thick fog which created with a huge ball of fire

Response: -

Hundreds of firefighters armed with extinguishers and water canons took quick action to extinguish the fire, approx. 120 were still on site till 26th Aug evening

Evacuation was done for the persons engulfed in the danger zone – around 25 – 30 peoples were evacuated.

Causalities: –

It is said that 10 people were injured which included 3 firefighters, the count may increase as per recent news.

The effected areas apart from Hamburg were nearby districts - Moorfleet, Veddel and Bergedor

A1 motorway was forced to be closed due to debris and there was a jam of around 11 kilo meters

Present status: –

The clean up is under process. Unfortunately, few explosions occurred during the clean-up activity.

The Hamburg port operations faced some disruption due to closure of road but the ocean shipments was largely unaffected

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