The shelter-in-place order for Wilmington and San Pedro was lifted early Saturday morning following a cargo ship fire in San Pedro as fire crews have “substantially” contained the blaze.
The shelter-in-place order had been issued north of Point Fermin, between South Western Avenue and State Route 103 for both San Pedro and nearby Wilmington. The Los Angeles Fire Department’s HazMat teams monitored air quality as suppression efforts continued in the ship’s sub-levels, where access remained difficult.
As fire suppression efforts continued, the container ship towed out to anchorage outside of the breakwater, the port of Los Angeles said in a statement.
More than 100 firefighters worked overnight to put out the electrical fire, which started below deck of the container ship One Henry Hudson in the Port of LA.
Four of the port’s seven container terminals have suspended operations.
All nearby roadways were open to traffic again after the Sigalert had been issued Friday evening, shutting down all lanes of the Seaside (47) Freeway between Gaffney Street and Ocean Boulevard in San Pedro.
The fire was first reported around 6:38 p.m. Friday with 124 Los Angeles Fire Department personnel responding, including those from Heavy Rescue, HazMat, Urban Search and Rescue, Fire Boats and Air Operations units, according to the department’s Lyndsey Lantz.
Then at 7:58 p.m., an explosion was reported mid-deck, disrupting power to the ship, including lighting and crane operations.
By 8:27 p.m., the final five crew members were assisted off the vessel, and all crew were accounted for, according to Lantz.
A drone from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services was also involved, Lantz said.
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