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Rio Tinto port hit by fire

Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersJanuary 10, 2019
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A fire was brought under control after a couple of hours today at Rio Tinto’s Camp Lambert port facility in Western Australia. No injuries were reported.

A section of the plant has been damaged in the early morning fire, Rio officials said, but the port has since reopened for business.

Investigations are underway to work out what happened. The fire started while routine maintenance was underway at the iron ore hub.

 

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Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersJanuary 10, 2019
38 Less than a minute
Photo of Sam Chambers

Sam Chambers

Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world’s oldest newspaper, Lloyd’s List. In 2005 he pursued a freelance career and wrote for a variety of titles including taking on the role of Asia Editor at Seatrade magazine and China correspondent for Supply Chain Asia. His work has also appeared in The Economist, The New York Times, The Sunday Times and The International Herald Tribune.
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