On Sat, 29 May 2021 19:56:54 +0100, Caecilius
wrote:

On Sat, 29 May 2021 10:45:32 +0100, T i m wrote:

Then they noticed those containers were stored close to some others
that had to be kept hot to keep the content molten and this had heated
the other containers, causing them to overheat and to heat the PVC ...

I would have expected there to be rules in place for the placement of
heated containers.

There must be, just that I don't believe anyone considered them (much)
in this instance.

Apparently, most such fires are caused by people not shipping things
properly and not declaring them accurately.

There must be many products that will react badly
to elevated temperature, and lots more that may be degraded in some
way.

I would imagine so.

I think three crew died trying to deal with it all. ;-(

That's awful, and puts in perspective just how bad the fire must have
been if people had to risk their lives trying to extinguish it.

It was pretty bad ...

https://www.maritime-executive.com/m...-amidships.png

https://www.maritime-executive.com/a...-flaminia-fire

Cheers, T i m