A fire broke out in containers on a cargo ship carrying chemicals off British Columbia on Oct. 23, according to officials with the Canadian Coast Guard, which said it’s working with the U.S. Coast Guard to deal with the incident.
Sixteen crew members have been evacuated from the Zim Kingston, while five remained onboard to battle the fire, the Canadian Coast Guard said in a statement on Oct. 23. At one point, Coast Guard officials said that as many as 10 containers on the ship—carrying mining chemicals—were on fire.
