HAIFA, Israel (VINnews) — Israel said Friday it was acknowledging a missile strike that hit a container terminal in Haifa a day earlier, igniting a fire that destroyed the contents of multiple shipping containers.

Officials said the strike, attributed to Iran, targeted a facility operated by Tavor Galil in the port area on Thursday. Flames broke out and consumed 15 containers that had arrived by sea, including shipments of paper goods and confectionery products.

Firefighting teams were dispatched and prevented the blaze from spreading to additional containers, according to company CEO Kobi Monovitz. Crews continued working to fully extinguish the fire, a process expected to take up to two more days.

Heavy cranes were being used to lift damaged containers and remove burning contents as firefighters worked to contain remaining hot spots.

Damage from the incident was estimated at more than 6 million shekels, officials said.