An electrical fire that started below deck of the container ship One Henry Hudson in the Port of Los Angeles tonight prompted an emergency response, but no injuries were reported.
The fire was reported around 6:38 p.m. Friday with 124 Los Angeles Fire Department personnel responding, according to the department’s Lyndsey Lantz. Personnel from the Long Beach Fire Department and Port Police also assisted.
Fire was visible on several levels of the 1,100-foot vessel as LAFD crews worked to confirm all 23 crew members were accounted for and safely off the ship while identifying the fire’s source and working to contain it. Port Police and Customs personnel helped with crew leave the ship,Lantz said.
LAFD HazMat teams monitored air quality as suppression efforts continued in the ship’s sub-levels, where access remained difficult. Crew members attempted to assist firefighters navigating those lower compartments.
The incident remained under major emergency status as of 7:30 p.m.
At 7:58 p.m., an explosion was reported mid-deck, disrupting power to the ship, including lighting and crane operations. By 8:27 p.m., the final five crew members were assisted off the vessel, and all crew members were accounted for, according to Lantz.
Fire boats from the Los Angeles and Long Beach fire departments, were involved in the fire fight, Fox11 reported. The ship recently arrived from Tokyo, according to Fox11.