Fire erupted on bulk carrier EPIC, in cargo hold with some 8,000 tons of metal scrap, at around 1830 LT Sep 3, at Petit-Couronne (Seine-Maritime), Rouen, France. 40 engines and 70 firefighters, plus tug, were deployed, fire was taken under control by the morning Sep 3, but fire wasn’t yet extinguished, firefighting continued well into the morning.
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