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Port of LA Ship Fire Substantially Contained as Vessel Is Towed to Open Water

Officials continue environmental monitoring pending a cause determination.

This image taken from video provided by ABC7 shows smoke rising from a blaze on a container ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles on Friday evening.
This image taken from video provided by ABC7 shows first responders battling a blaze on a container ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles on Friday.
A Los Angeles City fire boat shoots a powerful stream of water onto the deck of the smoke-filled container ship One Henry Hudson, after it caught fire while docked in the Port of Los Angeles on Friday, Nov. 22, 2025. (Photo by Raphael Richardson, Contributing Photographer)
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Overview

  • The One Henry Hudson reported a below-deck electrical fire around 6:38 p.m. Friday, and a mid-deck explosion later knocked out power to lights and cranes.
  • Hazardous materials were identified in affected cargo bays, prompting HazMat procedures, air-quality tracking, and a one‑nautical‑mile waterside safety zone.
  • All 23 crew members were safely evacuated with no injuries reported, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
  • The ship was moved beyond the breakwater, the shelter-in-place order for San Pedro and Wilmington was lifted, and port operations and nearby freeway access have reopened.
  • The Port of Los Angeles reports the blaze is substantially contained, with a Unified Command continuing marine cooling, pollution checks, and an origin-of-fire investigation.