Crews battle cargo ship blaze off Port of L.A.

A shelter-in-place order was lifted Saturday morning for San Pedro and Wilmington after a massive and stubborn blaze involving hazardous materials erupted Friday night on a cargo ship, authorities said.

- BY CLARA HARTER, ALLEN J. SCHABEN AND SUHAUNA HUSSAIN

AN L.A. CITY fireboat shoots water onto the deck of a container ship Saturday.

(ALLEN J. SCHABEN Los Angeles Times)

The order, due to potentially toxic smoke from the blaze, had covered a huge swath of the region from Western Avenue to the 103 Freeway. LAFD confirmed that all 23 crew members had been found and safely assisted off the ship. No injuries have been reported.

The ship was moved out of the port area overnight and anchored offshore in open water as firefighters continued to battle the fire, shooting streams of water onto the deck Saturday morning. Firefighters were making good progress, with the blaze contained to just one compartment and air quality monitors "in the green," officials said.

"It's safely been moved into open water," said Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Adam VanGerpen on Saturday. "There’s no danger to the public."

The electrical fire was reported below deck of the 1,100-foot container ship One Henry Hudson at 6:38 p.m., according to the LAFD. An explosion rattled the boat just before 8 p.m., affecting power to lights and cranes, authorities said.