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Rio Tinto probes new iron ore port fire

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Rio Tinto has launched an investigation after its West Australian iron ore ports were hit by a third fire in the space of 26 months.

The latest fire occurred on Friday within a section of the sprawling port complex the miner operates near the town of Dampier.

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Peter Ker covers resource companies for The Australian Financial Review, based in Melbourne. Connect with Peter on Twitter. Email Peter at pker@afr.com
Joe Aston helmed The Australian Financial Review's Rear Window column from 2012 to 2023. Connect with Joe on Facebook and Twitter.

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