{"id":57619,"date":"2025-06-27T15:10:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T15:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/ship-on-fire-at-hulls-albert-dock-as-roads-and-shops-closed\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T15:10:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T15:10:48","slug":"ship-on-fire-at-hulls-albert-dock-as-roads-and-shops-closed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/ship-on-fire-at-hulls-albert-dock-as-roads-and-shops-closed\/","title":{"rendered":"Ship on fire at Hull’s Albert Dock as roads and shops closed"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Four fire engines and an aerial platform are being used to tackle the fire on a vessel at Albert Dock in Hull<\/figcaption><\/p>\n
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Crews from Humberside Fire and Rescue are tackling a blaze on a ship docked in Hull.<\/p>\n

The service said it was called to Albert Dock at 10:22 BST and four fire engines, an aerial platform, Hull Coastguard Rescue Team and an ambulance are in attendance.<\/p>\n

The fire started in the cargo hold of the vessel, which was carrying scrap metal, and people were on board but have all been accounted for, a spokesperson for the fire service added.<\/p>\n

Local residents and businesses have been advised to keep their windows and doors closed. A plume of smoke is visible across the city centre and shops and roads have been closed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Crews from Humberside Fire and Rescue, HM Coastguard and Humberside Police are in attendance<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Associated British Ports, which runs Albert Dock, said: “We are currently aware of a fire on a vessel in the location of a tenanted area, and we are assisting the fire service with the response.”<\/p>\n

Dale Baxter, a BBC reporter at the scene, identified the vessel as the Altay – a bulk carrier which has been docked in the city since 23 June.<\/p>\n

He said: “It is quite remarkable. There is an enormous plume of smoke pouring from the ship. <\/p>\n

“It looks like it is coming from near the bridge and the wind direction is pushing it towards the city centre.<\/p>\n

“The smell is awful.”<\/p>\n

According to Vessel Finder, a website that tracks the status of ships, Altay was built in 2006 and flies under the flag of the Marshall Islands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Humberside Fire and Rescue said the fire started in the cargo hold of the vessel<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Humberside Police has confirmed English Street, Wellington Street, Humber Dock, Kingston Retail Park, Marina and Jackson Street have all been closed as a result of the incident.<\/p>\n

Tina Riches, managing director of HVM Van Hire, said her business had been closed after she heard “sirens going off and a warning alarm at the dock” earlier.<\/p>\n

“We’ve had to contact our customers that they won’t be able to get here and the police say we might have to be evacuated,” she said.<\/p>\n

BBC reporter Charlie O’Loughlin lives a few streets away from the marina and described “really thick smoke” more than five hours after the incident started.<\/p>\n

She added: “The smell of burning rubber is super strong inside my house.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tina Riches, who owns a van hire company, said her business was forced to close after the roads near the premises were cordoned off<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Hull City Council confirmed events for the Big Malarkey Festival being held at East Park had been evacuated as a precaution.<\/p>\n

The authority confirmed 355 people were on site. <\/p>\n

The children’s literary festival has been holding sessions for local schoolchildren ahead of public events on Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Residents and businesses in the city are being advised to keep windows and doors closed due to smoke<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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The fire service said all people on board the ship have been accounted for<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Humberside Police has closed roads in the immediate vicinity of the fire<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Shops at Kingston Retail Park have been closed as a result of the smoke coming from the nearby Albert Dock<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n


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