10月30日星期二晚上,位於美國加利福尼亞州洛杉磯港的文森特託馬斯橋下長榮貨櫃碼頭,一個貨櫃發生爆炸。
「長榮貨櫃碼頭已被疏散。所有其他碼頭仍然開放。爆炸被認為是一起工業事故,「美國海岸警衛隊說。據了解,碼頭的工作人員沒有受傷。
該貨櫃裝有廢金屬,打算出口到美國境外。根據海岸警衛隊提供的資料,官員正在調查另外10個攜帶相同材料的貨櫃。
海岸警衛隊正在與洛杉磯港口警察局,洛杉磯警察局,洛杉磯消防局以及海關和邊境保護局一起調查此事。
A shipping container exploded on Tuesday evening, October 30, at the Evergreen Terminal, located under the Vincent Thomas Bridge, in the Los Angeles Harbor in the U.S. state of California.
「The Evergreen Terminal has been evacuated. All other terminals remain open. The explosion is believed to be an industrial accident,」 the U.S. Coast Guard said.
As informed, there have been no injuries reported to the workers at the terminal.
The container was loaded with scrap metal intended to be exported out of the country. Based on the available information from the coast guard, officials are investigating 10 additional shipping containers believed to be carrying the same material.
The Coast Guard is responding alongside the Los Angeles Port Police, Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Fire Department and Customs and Border Protection.