Car carrier fire put out 3 days after it started
Social affairsMay 24, 2018
INCHEON -- Firefighters completely put out a cargo ship fire Thursday, three days after the blaze started on the vehicle carrier vessel anchored at the port of Incheon with thousands of used cars loaded on board.None of the 31 crew members of the 52,224-ton Auto Banner were hurt as they either fled on their own or were rescued, but the fire gutted about 1,500 used cars, sending black smoke from burning tires billowing into the sky over Incheon, west of Seoul.A total of 2,438 used cars were on th