The Panamanian-registered Fremantle Highway, burning off the Dutch coast since Tuesday, is carrying nearly 500 electric vehicles, ship charter company ‘K’ Line said
on the Panamanian-registered Fremantle Highway, which was carrying new cars, resulted in the death of an Indian crew member and injury of seven others who jumped overboard to escape the flames.
"Rijkswaterstaat is considering different scenarios for the next steps," the agency said in a statement. The Dutch coastguard said on its website on Thursday that the cause of the fire was unknown, but an emergency responder is heard in a recording released by Dutch broadcaster RTL saying, "The fire started in the battery of an electric car".of a normal fire, and maritime officials and insurers say the industry has not kept up with the risks.
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