Eight people were injured in a fire on a cargo ship in the port of Hamburg.

Eight people were injured in a fire on a cargo ship in the port of Hamburg. This was reported on May 24 on the website of the city's fire service.

"A fire broke out in the ship's storage area. <...> A total of eight people were seriously injured. Seven of them were taken to the nearest hospitals by the Hamburg ambulance service. Among them was a firefighter who was seriously injured during extinguishing," the publication says.

As indicated in the press release, after the successful extinguishing of the fire, the Hamburg police arrived at the scene to investigate the causes of the fire. It is noted that in total, the Hamburg Fire Department, the volunteer fire brigade and the Hamburg ambulance service were at the scene for about three hours, involving about 80 people.

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The Associated Press (AP) agency, citing the New York City Fire Department, reported on May 22 that 16 people were injured in a shipyard fire. It is specified that the fire started in the basement on the pier, where two workers were blocked. According to the agency, an explosion occurred while extinguishing the fire, and several firefighters were injured.