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Container ship fire, probably major, New Zealand

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Fire erupted in cargo hold of container ship KOKOPO CHIEF, berthed at Tauranga, New Zealand, in the morning Sep 23, at around 0100 LT. CO2 fire suppressing system was activated, 9 fire engines were deployed initially, Fire Department officials said they asked for more engines, to be sent from Rotorua.
Fire seems to be major, firefighters in breathing apparatus were working to enter an adjacent ship to investigate "heat transfer", wrote Stuff.co.nz.


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