Seattle (WA) firefighters and marine response hazardous materials teams are using CO2 to battle a smoldering fire that started on a 215-foot research vessel at the NOAA Western Regional Center, reports The Seattle Times.
A Seattle Fire Department investigator has determined the fire was accidental and was caused by welding operations. Because the ship is set to be scrapped, the damage estimate is just $100.
Seattle Fire Department spokesman Kyle Moore said there have not been any reported injuries and that the fire has been contained within the storage locker below deck where it started. He said the fire had not spread to any areas on the vessel that contain hazardous materials, such as paint and paint thinner.
Moore said the fire aboard the Miller Freeman, which was decommissioned in March, was reported shortly after 9 a.m.
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Seattle Firefighters Fight Fire on Research Ship
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