Ship Catches Fire at Los Angeles Port
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Ship is moved out to sea from Port of LA after fire erupts onboard; shelter-in-place order lifted
Firefighters continued to battle a massive fire on the container ship in the Port of Los Angeles that prompted a major emergency response.
The shelter-in-place order for Wilmington and San Pedro was lifted early Saturday morning after a fire broke on a cargo ship at the San Pedro port. The Los Angeles Fire Department said as of Saturday morning, firefighters were unable to access roughly 40 burning containers.
The Los Angeles Fire Department said an electrical fire started a little after 6:30 p.m. below deck of the container ship named 1 Henry Hudson. LAFD sent more than 120 firefighters to the docked ship as police and customs officers helped the 23-person crew off the 1100-foot ship.
Firefighters continued to battle a massive fire on the container ship in the Port of Los Angeles that prompted a major emergency response.