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Updates on Port of LA cargo fire — Zero percent containment; shelter-in-place lifted
The fire started on a cargo ship at the Port of L.A. started Friday evening.
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Zero percent containment — that's the word from the LA Fire Department early Saturday morning for the fire that broke out Friday evening on a cargo ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles.
But there are positive news.
LAFD captain Adam VenGerpen told LAist that the cargo ship — "ONE Henry Hudson" — has been pulled out to open water, less than a mile from the port, where fireboats are working to contain the blaze.
In addition, a shelter-in-place order for residents in San Pedro and Wilmington has been lifted, according to VenGerpen.
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Authorities say all crew members on the ship are accounted for with no injuries reported.
At one point, more than 180 firefighters were fighting the fire, which was reported at 6:38 p.m. by crew onboard as an "electrical fire" that started below deck.
A number of cargo bays contained some hazardous materials, VenGerpen said.
He said a number of containers are believed to be damaged — but the exact number won't be available until the fire is fully contained.
"Many of these cargo containers are stacked one on top of another, and they were not able to get cranes in there to start removing these," he said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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