On Wednesday there was a brief moment of fright during the unloading of the burned-down car freighter Fremantle Highway in Eemshaven in the northeast of the Netherlands. Suddenly an electric car started to burn.
The fire was quickly extinguished, a spokesman for salvage company Smit Salvage told the media on Wednesday evening. Investigators say the fire started in the car’s battery. According to information from the port, the fire brigade was present and was able to place the car directly in a container filled with water with the help of a crane.
A video published by a regional newspaper shows smoke coming out of the car and the vehicle being placed in the container. “We are prepared for all risks and knew in advance that this could happen,” said Richard Janssen, director of the company. There is no reason to cancel the unloading.
At the end of July, a fire broke out off the Dutch coast on the freighter with almost 4,000 cars on board. One person was killed in the evacuation and the 22 remaining crew members were injured. Because the fire could not be extinguished, an environmental disaster threatened for days. The Japanese ship was then towed into the port of Eemshaven near Groningen.
It is still unclear what caused the fire. According to the Coast Guard, the source of the fire was an electric car. However, this is currently under investigation. Of the nearly 4,000 cars on board, nearly 500 were electric.
Source: Krone
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