As crews battle hazardous fire on cargo ship, shelter-in-place order lifted for San Pedro, Wilmington
A shelter-in-place order was lifted Saturday morning for San Pedro and Wilmington due to a massive and stubborn blaze involving hazardous materials on a cargo ship, authorities said.
The order, due to potentially toxic smoke from the blaze, had covered a huge swath of the region from Western Avenue to the 103 Freeway.
The electrical fire was reported below deck of the 1,100-foot container ship 1 Henry Hudson at 6:38 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. An explosion rattled the boat just before 8 p.m., affecting power to lights and cranes, authorities said.
Hazardous materials are in several of the cargo containers involved in the blaze and all firefighters are wearing protective suits and oxygen masks, according to LAFD. Specially trained hazardous materials crews are monitoring air quality as efforts continue to suppress the fire in the ship’s sub-levels.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-21/crews-battle-hazardous-fire-on-cargo-ship-in-san-pedro