Crews extinguish fire on large ship at Port of Vancouver

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Crews extinguished a fire on a large ship at the Port of Vancouver on Tuesday night.

Just after 9 p.m., the Vancouver Fire Department said they were called to the port after a fire was reported in the cargo hold of a break-bulk carrier.

A crew member said the ship, a 656-foot-long vessel that carries dry bulk materials, had smoke and flames coming from a pile of shredded metal…

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