A tank at an industrial waste administration plant exploded on the port of Antwerp in northern Belgium on Friday, with authorities telling close by residents to close their doorways and home windows as a darkish cloud of smoke billowed tons of of toes into the air.

The blast occurred at about 15:45 native time in a tank containing solvents on the Indaver waste administration facility within the Stabroek space of Antwerp and was adopted by a fireplace.

Initial firefighting efforts focussed on the blaze and cooling close by tanks. Authorities later confirmed the the hearth had been introduced underneath management and not posed a major risk.

There have been no accidents within the blast or preventing the hearth.

Air monitoring confirmed no harmful concentrations of pollution, permitting authorities to carry its preventative measures to close by residents.