Cargo Business Newswire

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Fire breaks out on MOL vessel at Port of Oakland

Oakland firefighters fought a two-alarm blaze aboard the MOL Contribution Sunday evening, a battalion chief said.

Battalion Chief Geoff Hunter said firefighters responded to a report of a fire at 5:55 p.m. onboard the ship, which was berthed at Pier 32. He said the fire was inside the third officer's cabin and passageway area on the "F" deck, which are five decks above the main deck.

Fifteen of the ship's crewmembers were already fighting the fire when Oakland firefighters got there, Hunter said. The Oakland Fire Department assumed control of the firefighting efforts and Hunter said fire crews were able to extinguish the blaze within about 30 minutes.

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