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Fire on Scrap Metal Bulker in Cardiff: Why Lithium Batteries Could Be

CLAVE 1 / 4Fire crews battled a smoky scrap metal fire on the bulker Federal Welland docked in Cardiff’s Queen Anne Docks.

CLAVE 2 / 4The vessel, registered in the Marshall Islands, was carrying 20,000 tonnes of scrap metal bound for Turkey when the blaze ignited.

CLAVE 3 / 4South Wales Fire and Rescue Service warned residents to close windows due to large plumes of smoke from firefighting operations.

CLAVE 4 / 4Unconfirmed reports suggest Li-ion batteries mixed with the scrap may have contributed to the fire.

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