CAROLE B

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Fire in Petersburg

The Petersburg volunteer firefighters put out a blaze on the US flagged fishing vessel 'Carole B' in the community’s South Harbor on Nov 13, 2024, at around 7:00 p.m. Nobody was aboard the vessel when it caught fire, and no one was hurt in the response. At around 5:30 p.m., a local volunteer EMT who was passing through the area noticed smoke and flames erupting from the vessel’s galley. They called the police, who summoned two fire engines and 15 firefighters, as well as an ambulance and a PVFD work truck. Once on the scene, the crew moved an adjacent ship away. Altogether, it took them about an hour and a half to completely extinguish the fire. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation, while it was suspected that it was started by a miniature heater onboard. The extent of the damage inside the vessel was currently unknown, but there was extensive smoke damage.