The crew of a ship carrying cars and electric vehicles from China to Mexico has evacuated after failing to put out a fire on board.
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00:00A fire aboard a ship carrying cars from China to Mexico has forced the crew to evacuate.
00:06The crew had to abandon ship off Alaska after failing to put the fire out.
00:10The cargo was 3,000 vehicles, including 800 electric ones.
00:14The U.S. Coast Guard is sending an air crew and cutter ship to help with the situation.
00:19Crews often struggle to put out fires involving electric vehicles,
00:21which often stay very hot and risk reigniting, sometimes for days.