2 Dead After Fire on Vessel at Port of Houston

Published on January 8, 2024

Two crew members are dead and one injured after a fire on a vessel at Port of Houston, Texas, a port official said on Monday. “Two ship crew members lost their lives, and another was injured and transported to a hospital via a medical transport helicopter,” a spokesperson for the Port of Houston said. They said fire broke out early in the morning onboard the M/V Stride docked at the Barbours Cut Container Terminal, and the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating the double fatality fire. “The fire is extinguished. … However, the Port Houston fire department will monitor the vessel for at least 24 hours.”...

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