Burning cargo ship spews toxic gas off Canada's Pacific coast

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The Zim Kingston was anchored off the city of Victoria in British Columbia and had been bound for Vancouver when the flames erupted, with the fire reported to the coast guard at around 11pm pm local time Saturday.

In this photo taken by Gerald Graham and received by AFP on October 24, 2021, smoke is seen rising from the side of the container ship Zim Kingston off Canada's Pacific coast

It had been bound for Vancouver when the flames erupted, with the fire reported to the coast guard at around 11:00 pm local time Saturday, CBC News reported. "The fire remains a dynamic event and an Incident Command Post has been set up to manage the situation, the statement early Sunday said, adding that responders were mobilizing to fight the fire and recover containers that broke away from the ship Friday.

"Due to the nature of chemicals onboard the container ship, applying water directly to the fire is not an option," it said, adding that a tugboat had instead sprayed cold water on the hull.

 

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