Hazardous materials burned aboard container ship anchored off southern B.C.

VICTORIA — Applying cold water directly to a fire burning in 10 containers aboard a cargo ship near Victoria is not an option due to hazardous materials in two of them, the Canadian Coast Guard said Sunday.

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