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Officials had earlier said nine containers were punctured, but Jones said he was not sure exactly how many were damaged.
He said he did not know the chemical was being shipped through the port, but whoever was shipping it should have contacted the city's emergency management department.
A telephone message left for Morehead City Fire Chief Wes Lail was not immediately returned.
Karen Fox, a spokeswoman with the North Carolina State Ports Authority, said the chemical was being unloaded in Morehead City. But she said she did not know where the shipment came from or where it was headed.