After a six-day response effort, the fire aboard the 'Iron Chieftain' has been fully extinguished on June 24
After a six-day response effort, the fire aboard the 'Iron Chieftain' has been fully extinguished on June 24. 30 hours of monitoring of temperature and carbon monoxide levels suggested that the fire was now fully out. The response effort will now move into the investigation phase, with the police taking the lead. It appeared the fire broke out in the 'vertical riser of where the conveyor belts are. This will likely be the starting point for the investigation. While the cargo of dolomite - a crushed rock product - not flammable itself, but the burning belt system was challenging to put out - especially the below decks portions. There was considerable damage to the belt system, but the accommodations block and other inhabited spaces were largely unharmed, and the ship was likely salvageable.
