Operations at Port Metro Vancouver have resumed fully after a chemical fire tore through a shipping container Wednesday.

DP World’s Centerm container terminal, where the fire started, opened to full operations Friday night, according to Port Metro Vancouver spokesman John Parker-Jervis. He also said the terminal added a Sunday shift to help clear the backlog.

The container from China carried a compound used for disinfectant and bleach, and burned for more

than 24 hours after bursting into flames Wednesday afternoon. More than 12 people showed up at local emergency rooms with eye and lung irritation, according to Vancouver Coastal Health spokeswoman Viola Kaminski.

Parker-Jervis says Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services and Transport Canada will investigate the cause of the fire.

For more of the Metro News Canada story: metronews.ca

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