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#BREAKING: A fire broke out this morning on the same ship, MV Zim Kingston, that lost around 40 containers due to rough weather west of Juan de Fuca Strait yesterday. The Canadian Coast Guard tells me the fire broke out in the damaged containers on board. @CHEK_News

@CHEK_News The ship is currently anchored in Constance Bank. Coast Guard says their Victoria station lifeboat is standing by near the ship to assess the situation as it unfolds and act as a safety vessel. @CHEK_News

Here are a couple photos of the containers aboard MV Zim Kingston on fire. Courtesy of Canadian Coast Guard. @CoastGuardCAN @CHEK_News

@CoastGuardCAN @CHEK_News #UPDATE: Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Victoria says 10 crew members have been evacuated by Coast Guard and brought to Ogden Point. 11 remain on board. No injuries reported at this time. #YYJ #ZimKingston @CHEK_News

@CHEK_News If you're wondering what's inside some of the shipping containers... The Canadian Coast Guard has told @CHEK_News the #ZimKingston has 52,080 kilograms of "hazardous material" onboard in two shipping containers. #YYJ

@CHEK_News There are currently six containers in total on fire - two of them with the hazardous material, according to the Coast Guard. #YYJ #ZimKingston @CHEK_News

@CHEK_News Also to note - the Canadian Coast Guard issued a navigational warning saying an emergency zone has been established at Constance Bank within 1 mile of the anchored #ZimKingston. "The ship is on fire and expelling toxic gas," reads the NAVWARN. @CHEK_News

@CHEK_News You can follow along with our coverage on our website as well. This web post, written by my colleague @npescod, will be updated as we learn more. #ZimKingston #YYJ cheknews.ca/fire-breaks-ou…

@CHEK_News @npescod I'm seeing a lot of questions about what the hazardous material in two of the shipping containers that caught fire on #ZimKingston is. In case you missed the update from my colleague @npescod - Coast Guard told @CHEK_News it's potassium amylxanthate. #YYJ

@CHEK_News @npescod #UPDATE - JRCC Victoria says there are now 16 crew members who have been evacuated from the #ZimKingston, leaving 5 still on board. Fire is still burning, but no calls to abandon ship. #YYJ

@CHEK_News @npescod The incident command post established to oversee the response has just issued a statement updating the ongoing situation on #ZimKingston. Fire has spread to 10 containers and continues to spread, but ship itself is not on fire. @CHEK_News #YYJ

@CHEK_News @npescod Incident command post says the owner of the #ZimKingston has contacted a marine emergency response group for salvage operations, including fire fighting and recovery of containers. Crews expected to be on site Sunday. Photo courtesy USCG, via @CoastGuardCAN.

@CHEK_News @npescod @CoastGuardCAN As for the 40 shipping containers that were lost - Unified command says they are tracking them off the west coast of Vancouver Island, near Bamfield. "With a significant weather event arriving Sunday, recovery of the containers may be challenging," reads the statement. @CHEK_News

@CHEK_News @npescod @CoastGuardCAN Logging off for tonight. More tomorrow. Thanks to the team at CHEK, @npescod, and our wonderful CBC colleagues @IsabelleRaghem @DanBurritt for pitching in as well. Ongoing coverage today has been a team effort.