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Massive fire breaks out aboard scrap metal barge on Delaware Bay
Multi-agency crews battled a scrap metal barge fire on the Delaware River for over 20 hours with no injuries reported, officials said.
- On Tuesday, local firefighters worked to extinguish a scrap metal barge fire off Reedy Island, with no injuries reported, as footage showed flames and smoke.
- The U.S. Coast Guard said a tugboat was moving the unmanned barge and that the cause of the fire is not yet known and remains under investigation.
- Chopper 6 footage showed flames and smoke rising while fire boats and tugs sprayed water onto piles of scrap metal aboard the barge on Tuesday.
- Officials reported no injuries as local fire departments and response crews worked for hours while ship traffic remained unaffected by the blaze.
- Action News asked viewers to stay with 6abc.com as NBC10 said it was working to learn more and continued aerial reporting during the fire incident on Tuesday.
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SCRAP METAL BARGE GOES UP IN FLAMES IN DELAWARE BAY
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