Cargo ship fire in Los Angeles nearly contained after shelter-in-place order lifted

A fire on a container ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles was nearly contained Saturday afternoon, though authorities were still assessing whether enough hazardous material burned to cause significant contamination.

The blaze, which broke out Friday night, prompted a shelter-in-place order for surrounding communities over concerns about hazardous materials in the One Henry Hudson's cargo.

The order was lifted in the morning, and the ship was moved out to sea. Fireboats sprayed water on the vessel to tame “a small section” that was still on fire, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson Adam Van Gerpen said.

The electrical fire apparently started below deck before spreading to several levels of the ship, leading to an explosion mid-deck, according to the fire department. The cause was under investigation.

Roughly 100 cargo containers burned, and many of them carried dangerous materials, Van Gerpen said. Officials said some included lithium-ion batteries and other hazardous waste, though it was not clear if they caught fire.

“We don't know specifically which ones burned,” Van Gerpen said.

A Coast Guard spokesperson did not immediately have more information on the hazardous materials and said the extent of potential contamination was not yet known.

All 23 crew members were accounted for, and there were no injuries, according to the fire department.

The Coast Guard said a safety zone of half a nautical mile and a temporary flight restriction were established around the vessel. Port operations resumed by morning.

More than 100 firefighters were called to battle the blaze at the busiest seaport in North America. Their efforts continued overnight, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said.

The 1,102-foot (336-meter) ship is operated by Ocean Network Express, which is headquartered in Singapore.

The company said in a statement that it was closely monitoring the situation and was able to confirm that all crew members were safely accounted for. It thanked first responders and said it was “fully committed to supporting incident management and subsequent investigations.”

Before Los Angeles the ship was most recently in Japan, stopping in Kobe, Nagoya and Tokyo.

This story has been updated to correct that the name of the shipping company is Ocean Network Express, not One Ocean Express.

Walker reported from New York, and Nguyễn from Sacramento, California.

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, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Los Angeles. (ABC7 via AP)

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, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Los Angeles. (ABC7 via AP)

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, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Los Angeles. (ABC7 via AP)

LONDON (AP) — A man has been arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon after reports that the former Prince Andrew was threatened by a masked man while walking dogs near his home.

Norfolk Constabulary said that the arrest came Wednesday evening after a man was reported “behaving in an intimidating manner” near the home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in eastern England.

“Officers attended, and the man was arrested on suspicion of a public order offense and possession of an offensive weapon,” the force said.

The suspect is being held for questioning at a nearby police station. The term offensive weapons covers knives, truncheons and other items used to cause injury. Police didn't specify what type of weapon was involved.

The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported that a man wearing a ski mask ran toward the former royal while shouting abuse. It said the incident occurred near the Sandringham Estate while the former prince was out walking his dogs, and that Andrew and his protection officer got in their car and sped away.

Mountbatten-Windsor, the younger brother of King Charles III, moved to the king’s private Sandringham Estate, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) north of London, after he was evicted from his longtime home near Windsor Castle and stripped of his royal title following revelations about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.

Andrew now lives at Marsh Farm, a property on the Sandringham estate, after leaving Royal Lodge last year.

He was arrested and held for hours by British police in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office in a case related to his links to Epstein, an extraordinary move in a country where authorities once sought to shield the royal family from embarrassment.

Police previously said they were “assessing” reports that Mountbatten-Windsor sent trade information to Epstein, a wealthy investor and convicted sex offender, in 2010, when the former prince was the United Kingdom's special envoy for international trade.

Correspondence between the two men was released by the U.S. Justice Department along with millions of pages of documents from the American investigation into Epstein.

FILE - Britain's Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, looks round as he leaves after attending the Easter Matins Service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)