An explosion occurred at the port of Rotterdam, one person killed - PHOTO - VIDEO

One person was killed and several others were injured in an explosion at the port of the Dutch city of Rotterdam, the Dutch News portal reported on Thursday, citing a police statement.

Six ambulances, a helicopter, and fire brigades arrived at the scene of the incident.

According to preliminary data, the cause of the explosion may have been an incident during repair work that was being carried out at one of the enterprises in the port.

The explosion occurred at approximately noon local time (around 13:00) in Europoort, a specialized part of the port of Rotterdam that serves large industrial enterprises.