Roll-on roll off ship fire Newark kills two but EVs not involved

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/two-firefighters-killed-battling-cargo-ship-fire-new-jersey-port-abc-2023-07-06/?fbclid=IwAR2Ol6KDyLrNm1XIGp5_mZ-t3T6xWj51-jVRHYktFc0ouPl3JBUxrJa1o34

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Were there fires before we invented EVs?

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The Captain

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Yes, but ship fires in the national news are rare.

The context of EVs in the story probably relates to an incident from last year

Ship carrying 4,000 luxury cars sinks in Atlantic after fire - Marine Industry News

That particular vessel was further out at sea and burned for 10-15 days. The ship involved in this case was likely closer to shore and probably had less cargo value

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And we certainly have heard of fires caused by overheating lithium batteries. Not this time, but if not reported, most of us would ask the question.

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For what purpose? Never mind!

The Captain