- A fire has broken out on an iron-ore carrier docked at a port in Sydney’s south
- More than 100 firefighters are battling the blaze from the wharf and deck
- Fire and Rescue NSW expects the fire to continue for a ‘long time’
More than 100 firefighters are fighting a huge fire burning on an iron-ore carrier south of Sydney.
Crew members aboard the ship in Port Kembla Harbour were evacuated after the fire broke out in the cargo hold at about 3am on Monday morning.
Fire and Rescue NSW expects the blaze to continue ‘for a long time’, a spokesman told AAP.
Booms have been put around the ship to stop any oil or diesel spills.
More than 100 firefighters are battling a blaze on an iron-ore carrier docked at a port in Wollongong, south of Sydney
Fire and Rescue NSW said the crews are fighting the fire from the wharf and deck of the ship, in an update posted to social media on Monday morning.
‘More than a 100 firefighters continue to battle a blaze on a ship carrying iron ore at Port Kembla,’the post read.
‘Booms are in place as a precaution, but there has been no fuel or oil leak.’
Fire and Rescue NSW Superintendent Norm Buckley said it is a ‘very difficult fire to fight’, the Illawarra Mercury reported.
‘We’re going to be there for a long time,’ he said.
‘We’re fighting it from the wharf and the deck. We will not put firefighters inside the hold.
‘It’s a very, very difficult fire to fight. It’s inside and below deck.’
No injuries have been reported, but Fire and Rescue NSW expects the blaze to continue ‘for a long time
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