Port of Long Beach reports road reopening after battery fire

The Port of Long Beach has announced that Ocean Boulevard and the Vincent Thomas Bridge are now accessible to traffic, after the removal of the truck and cargo involved in the incident at Ocean and Navy Way.

The battery fire incident on Ocean Boulevard at Navy Way in the Port of Los Angeles initially impacted operations at nearby terminals in the Port of Long Beach on 27 September.

As of 28 September, the port revealed that the site has been decontaminated.

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The Los Angeles Fire Department relocated and controlled the freight to another place in the Port of Los Angeles.

The incident has no longer impacted the terminals at the Port of Long Beach.

The Port of Long Beach noted that it will continue to coordinate with and support the Los Angeles Fire Department as it finalises the incident.

Recently, the Port of Long Beach, and Shenzhen Port Group, along with multiple partners signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together to decarbonise ocean trade.

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