A 9,000 TEU containership experienced a significant fire in its freight location while berthed the port of Hamburg on Thursday.

The Hamburg Water Police records that the 300 meter CCNI Arauco ignited at roughly 1 p.m. regional time.

Initial searchings for recommended the fire was most likely triggered by welding job onboard. Reports state stimulates from the welding stired up component of a container and also rapidly infected others in the basic location.

Three employees experienced injuries and also were required to a neighboring healthcare facility.

As a safety measure authorities have actually cautioned homeowners and also companies in the location to shut doors and windows as a result of thick smoke that was rippling from the ship.

The Hamburg Water Police claimed there is no proof that any kind of harmful product has actually dripped from the vessels.

The fire was being combated with the assistance of fireboats and also firemens on the ground.

The Liberian- flagged CCNI Arauco was integrated in 2015 and also can bring approximately 9,030 twenty-foot containers. It is possessed by NSC Holdings of Germany.