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Chemical Fire Breaks Out at Port of Vancouver

The Port of Metro Vancouver was closed and hundreds of people in the surrounding area were evacuated after a fire broke out in a shipping container of trichloroisocyanuric acid. Smoke from the four-alarm fire rose above the port and local residents were advised to remain indoors.

Trichloroisocyanuric acid is an industrial bleaching agent and disinfectant. Credit: Instagram/dcmacdonald76