The mother of all car fires is burning in the Pacific Ocean after fire broke out on a cargo ship carrying more than 3,000 vehicles, including some electric vehicles.
Fire broke out Tuesday on the Morning Midas, the Coast Guard said in a statement.
The ship was about 300 miles south of Adak, Alaska, when the fire started.
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The cargo ship was carrying 350 metric tons of gas fuel and 1,530 metric tons of very low sulfur fuel oil, the Coast Guard reported.
The ship carried 3,048 vehicles, with 70 fully electric vehicles and 681 hybrid electric vehicles.
The 22 crew members on board were evacuated by other vessels in the vicinity.
⚡️Cargo ship carrying 3,000 vehicles catches fire in the Pacific Ocean
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