A blast at a petroleum-products storage facility in the Netherlands’ Rotterdam port killed one person and injured several others on Thursday, local officials said. The explosion occurred at around 11:30 a.m. local time, with the cause still under investigation.

Energy commodities trader Gunvor said the incident happened during maintenance work on a storage tank and that it was cooperating with authorities. Police said there was no immediate indication of sabotage, while investigators continued to examine all possible scenarios.

The blast did not affect Shell’s operations or the port’s LNG terminals. ExxonMobil temporarily shut all units at its 191,000-barrel-per-day Rotterdam refinery following a separate power outage. Rotterdam Port said there was no connection between the explosion and the power disruption.

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