Coverage dated November 21, 2025

Fire erupts on cargo ship at the Port of Los Angeles, triggering major emergency

Headline from Local News 8

By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — A fire broke out Friday evening on a cargo ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles, prompting the evacuations of all 23 crew members and a large-scale response involving more than 100 firefighters, officials said.

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  1. Local News 8

    Fire erupts on cargo ship at the Port of Los Angeles, triggering major emergency (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — A fire broke out Friday evening on a cargo ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles, prompting the evacuations of all 23 crew members and a large-scale response involving more than 100 firefighters, officials said.

  2. KYMA Yuma

    LAFD battle container ship fire at Port of Los Angeles (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    All crew members were accounted for after a cargo ship and containers caught fire at the Port of Los Angeles Friday night, authorities said.

  3. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Fire erupts on cargo ship at the Port of Los Angeles, triggering major emergency | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — A fire broke out Friday evening on a cargo ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles, prompting the evacuations of all 23

  4. Foxla

    Cargo ship catches fire at Port of LA (opens Foxla)

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    Twenty-three crew members were on board the docked ship when it caught fire, all were safely removed and accounted for.

  5. Fox News

    Fire on ship docked at Port of Los Angeles prompts evacuation of crew, officials say (opens Fox News)

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    A cargo ship caught fire at the Port of LA in San Pedro on Friday, forcing the crew to evacuate the ship, according to officials.

  6. WFMZ Allentown

    Fire on Los Angeles container ship prompts shelter-in-place order for nearby communities (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    A fire aboard a Los Angeles container ship continues to burn, prompting a shelter-in-place order for nearby communities. The fire broke out Friday, and all 23 crew members are safe,

  7. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Firefighters battle container ship fire at Port of LA; all crew members accounted for (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    A fire on a container ship at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro has prompted a large response from firefighters.

  8. WDIO Duluth

    Dozens of firefighters battle blaze on container ship docked at LA port (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    Officials say dozens of firefighters are battling a blaze on a container ship docked at a Los Angeles port. The Los Angeles Fire Department says all of the 23 crew members are accounted for and are no injuries from Friday night's fire at the Port of Los Angeles.

  9. CBS News

    Cargo ship and containers catch fire at Port of Los Angeles (opens CBS News)

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    Officials said all of the crew has been accounted for, with no injuries reported.

  10. NBC Los Angeles

    LAFD battle container ship fire in San Pedro; all crew members accounted for (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    A fire broke out on a container ship in San Pedro Friday prompting a large firefighter response at the dock.

  11. New York Post

    LA firefighters battle blaze that sparked explosion on container ship carrying hazardous materials (opens New York Post)

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    Dozens of firefighters were battling a blaze on a container ship docked at a Los Angeles port on Friday night, according to officials.

  12. Washington Examiner

    Fire aboard a Los Angeles container ship briefly prompted a shelter-in-place order (opens Washington Examiner)

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    All 23 crew members were accounted for and there were no injuries from the electrical fire, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

  13. NBC News

    Shelter-in-place lifted after cargo ship fire at Port of Los Angeles (opens NBC News)

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    Authorities lifted an overnight shelter-in-place Saturday after a fire aboard a container ship at the Port of Los Angeles raised hazardous-materials concerns and drew more than 100 firefighters to the scene.

  14. Newsweek

    Los Angeles port fire: Container ship carrying hazardous materials burns (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    A blaze erupted aboard a container ship holding hazardous materials Friday night in the Port of Los Angeles, prompting the response of more than 100 firefighters.

  15. WSVN Miami

    Fire on Los Angeles container ship prompts shelter-in-place order for nearby communities - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — A fire that broke out aboard a Los Angeles container ship on Friday continued to burn overnight, prompting a shelter in

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