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A lithium-ion battery fire in a cargo ship's hold is out after several days of burning

Headline from Waco Tribune-Herald

The U.S. Coast Guard says a lithium-ion battery fire on a cargo ship is out after days of burning off the coast of Alaska. That is according to a statement

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  1. Valdosta Daily Times

    Cargo ship carrying lithium ion batteries ordered to continue to Alaska despite a fire in cargo hold (opens Valdosta Daily Times)

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    Valdosta Daily Times's feed description

    A 410-foot cargo vessel in the North Pacific Ocean has reported a fire in its cargo hold. The U.S. Coast Guard says the fire is contained but ongoing. They have

  2. Bloomberg

    Ship Carrying Lithium Batteries Heads to Alaska as Fire Detected (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A cargo vessel carrying lithium-ion batteries has been ordered to continue to Alaska after a fire was reported in its cargo hold.

  3. Bowling Green Daily News

    Cargo ship carrying burning lithium-ion batteries reaches Alaska, but kept offshore for safety (opens Bowling Green Daily News)

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    Bowling Green Daily News's feed description

    The U.S. Coast Guard said a large cargo ship with an active fire in its hold is being kept 2 miles offshore of an Alaska port as a precaution while

  4. Bloomberg

    Cargo Ship Carrying Burning Lithium-ion Batteries Reaches Alaska (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A large cargo ship with a fire in its hold is being kept 2 miles (3.22 kilometers) offshore of an Alaska port as a precaution while efforts are undertaken to extinguish the flames, the U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday.

  5. Fortune

    A load of lithium-ion batteries has been burning for 5 days aboard a cargo ship now being kept 2 miles from Alaska’s shore (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    A one-mile safety zone is being kept around the vessel, with “toxic gasses produced by the fire” among the concerns.

  6. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Cargo ship carrying lithium ion batteries ordered to continue to Alaska despite a fire in cargo hold | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Cargo ship carrying lithium ion batteries ordered to continue to Alaska despite a fire in cargo hold

  7. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Cargo ship carrying burning lithium-ion batteries kept offshore of Alaska port (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    The U.S. Coast Guard said a large cargo ship with an active fire in its hold is being kept 2 miles offshore of an Alaska port as a precaution while efforts are undertaken to extinguish the flames.

  8. Daily Journal

    Lithium-ion battery fire in a cargo ship's hold is out after several days of burning (opens Daily Journal)

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    Daily Journal's feed description

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — After lithium-ion batteries burned in a large cargo ship’s hold for a number of days, the U.S. Coast Guard said late Saturday that the fire was out and directed the ship to anchor near Dutch Harbor, Alaska.

  9. Bloomberg

    Lithium-ion Battery Fire in Cargo Ship's Hold Is Out, Coast Guard Says (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — After lithium-ion batteries burned in a large cargo ship's hold for a number of days, the U.S. Coast Guard said late Saturday that the fire was out and directed the ship to anchor near Dutch Harbor, Alaska.

  10. Waco Tribune-Herald

    A lithium-ion battery fire in a cargo ship's hold is out after several days of burning (opens Waco Tribune-Herald)

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    Waco Tribune-Herald's feed description

    The U.S. Coast Guard says a lithium-ion battery fire on a cargo ship is out after days of burning off the coast of Alaska. That is according to a statement

  11. Washington Times

    Ship carrying burning lithium-ion batteries reaches Alaska, kept offshore for safety (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    A large cargo ship with a fire in its hold is being kept 2 miles (3.22 kilometers) offshore of an Alaska port as a precaution while efforts are undertaken to extinguish the flames, the U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday.

  12. Hot Air

    Cargo Ship Battling Li-Ion Fires in Hold Diverted to Alaska (opens Hot Air)

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    A general cargo ship making a trans-Pacific crossing is reporting that it is battling cargo hold fires with a load of lithium-ion batteries aboard. The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Anchorage Command Center...

  13. Fox News

    US Coast Guard extinguishes lithium-ion battery fire on Alaska cargo ship after several days of burning (opens Fox News)

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    The U.S. Coast Guard has extinguished a fire involving lithium-ion batteries on the cargo ship Genius Star XI after it burned for several days, officials say.

  14. NBC Los Angeles

    Fire on cargo ship with lithium-ion batteries off of Alaska port is put out (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    The U.S. Coast Guard says a lithium-ion battery fire on a cargo ship is out after days of burning off the coast of Alaska.

  15. The Columbian

    Lithium-ion battery fire in cargo ship’s hold is out after several days of burning (opens The Columbian)

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    ANCHORAGE, Alaska — After lithium-ion batteries burned in a large cargo ship's hold for a number of days, the U.S. Coast Guard said late Saturday that the fire was out and directed the ship to an

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