on fire contain hazardous materials used for mining, preventing the ship s crew from spring cold water directly on the fire. several hours ago, the fire. several hours ago, the coast guard reported emergencies around the ship in british columbia which increased to two ? nautical miles, almost 4km. after the fire broke out in ten containers on saturday, people were evacuated with five reportedly remaining on board by choice, including the boat s captain. anchored around 8km from the city of victoria in british columbia, the ship, a 200 metre long cargo ship, reportedly charted by an israeli company was en route to vancouver amid a global shipping trafficjam. with gale force winds predicted for the area, the canadian coast guard reports teams monitoring air quality both on the water and onshore. they expect hazardous