The

fire in a biodiesel tank

at the

Port of Bilbao facilities caused a

large column of black smoke visible from several kilometers

away late this Saturday afternoon

.

According to sources from the Basque Department of Security, the fire in the biodiesel tank

has started for unknown reasons at around 7:45 p.m.

, near another gasoline tank, which has not been affected.

Various crews from the

Bizkaia Fire Department

are trying to put out the fire and cooling the fuel tank to prevent the flames from reaching it.

As a result of the fire, all security protocols have been activated, both inside the port and outside, and

traffic closures have been made on the A-8

and on several local roads to prevent vehicles from approaching the port facilities, according to the same sources.

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