Port Of Miami Hit With Massive Explosion

Fire rescue crews responded to reports of an explosion and fire at the Port of Miami late Friday night.

“Numerous people in the Port of Miami, Florida area have reported hearing and feeling a massive explosion. Witnesses are seeing a large fire with thick black smoke rising into the air, accompanied by multiple secondary explosions The cause of the explosion is currently unknown, and an investigation is underway,” Rawsalerts wrote.

“Additional footage and According to one worker, a 20-foot container with a car inside reportedly blew up. Car brand unknown. Which reportedly caused the large explosion,” an update read.

#UPDATE: Additional footage and According to one worker, a 20-foot container with a car inside reportedly blew up. Car brand unknown. Which reportedly caused the large explosion pic.twitter.com/99MXQnPqbx

— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) November 30, 2024

From the Miami Herald:

A car caught fire late Friday night at PortMiami, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.

Around 11:40 p.m., more than eight fire units responded to reports of a blaze at a cargo yard in Miami’s port. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered a car engulfed in flames inside a shipping container.

Videos posted to the social media platform X, show heavy dark smoke wafting over PortMiami. Numerous people reported online that they heard the sound of an explosion.

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Huge explosion rocks the Port of Miami. Nothing on the scanners at the moment.

I heard it! Did anyone else hear it?pic.twitter.com/UrlI1rXrFR

— Miami PD Scanner (@MiamiPDScanner) November 30, 2024

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Heard an explosion in downtown Miami and looks like a bomb went off at the port of Miami pic.twitter.com/KE8tw14qsB

— Marley (@marleybaywatch) November 30, 2024

Per WSVN:

Emergency crews were seen dousing a vehicle fire early Saturday morning.

Video from Only in Dade showed smoke rising high in the air Friday night.

Residents said they heard a loud explosion followed by the thick smoke and flames.

MDFR units arrived to find a vehicle on fire inside a shipping container. Firefighters immediately went to work and subdued the blaze.

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There were no reported injuries.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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