Sixteen people have been evacuated as fire rages onboard the Zim Kingston container ship off the coast of Canada
The vessel was en route to Vancouver when it caught fire on Saturday, and has since been expelling toxic gas which officials say is not a risk to people on land.
The coast guard reported the ship was carrying more than 52,000 kg of chemicals located in two of the ten containers that caught fire.
“The ship is on fire and expelling toxic gas,” the Canadian coast guard said. It added that 10 containers had been affected by the fire.
“Currently there is no safety risk to people on shore, however the situation will continue to be monitored,” it said.
