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Massive fire breaks out aboard scrap metal barge on Delaware Bay
Multiple agencies battled a fire on an unmanned scrap metal barge producing thick smoke; no injuries reported and air quality remains safe, officials said.
- On Tuesday, local firefighters worked to extinguish a scrap metal barge fire off Reedy Island, with no injuries reported, as footage showed flames and smoke.
- The U.S. Coast Guard said a tugboat was moving the unmanned barge and that the cause of the fire is not yet known and remains under investigation.
- Chopper 6 footage showed flames and smoke rising while fire boats and tugs sprayed water onto piles of scrap metal aboard the barge on Tuesday.
- Officials reported no injuries as local fire departments and response crews worked for hours while ship traffic remained unaffected by the blaze.
- Action News asked viewers to stay with 6abc.com as NBC10 said it was working to learn more and continued aerial reporting during the fire incident on Tuesday.
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Barge carrying salvage metal catches fire off the coast of N.J.
Several agencies responded to a barge that caught fire in the Delaware Bay off the coast of Cumberland and Cape May County on Tuesday, officials said. The barge was carrying salvage metal when it caught fire just off the coast of Petty Island near the Delaware coastline, Delaware Emergency Management Agency said in a statement.
·New Jersey, United States
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