A fire erupted Fridayโ on a large container ship dockedโฃ at the Port of Los Angeles, prompting a โtemporary shelter-in-place โorder for nearby communities due to concernsโ about โคhazardousโฃ materials onboard.โ All 23 crewโ members were safely โaccounted for, and โขno injuries were reported.
The incident on theโ Oneโ Henry Hudson, a 1,102-foot vesselโค operated by One Ocean Express, underscores the inherent risks associated with global shipping and the potential for โคdisruption at โขone ofโ Northโ America’s busiestโค seaports. The Portโ of Los Angelesโข handles a meaningful volumeโ of trade, and anyโ incidentโข impacting โฃoperations can have ripple effects onโ supply chains and the regional โขeconomy.Authorities are investigating theโ causeโ of โขthe fireโค and assessing any โขenvironmental impact.
Theโ Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the blaze, which originated below deck and spread to multiple โlevels, culminating in an explosion mid-deck. Moreโ than 100 firefightersโ worked through the nightโ to containโ the โfire.
Mayorโ Karen Bass โขannounced Saturday morning the lifting of the shelter-in-place order for areas surroundingโค the port, โคincluding Wilmington andโ San โฃPedro, โฃvia โขaโค postโ on โX. “The shelter in place order has been lifted for theโค Los Angeles โport โฃcommunities, including Wilmington and โSan Pedro,” Bass โstated.The U.S. Coast Guard established a one-nautical-mile โsafety zone โคaround the โship.โค The One Henry Hudson โhad recently arrived from Japan, with prior โstops in Kobe, Nagoya, and Tokyo. โ
One โฃOcean Express, headquartered in Singapore, has not โyetโค responded to requests for commentโข from the Associated Press. The fire department has identified hazardous materials aboard the vessel, but details โฃhave notโฃ been released. The examination into โthe fire’s origin is โongoing.