A towing vessel caught fire Tuesday afternoon along the Ohio River near Aurora, Indiana. It happened Tuesday morning near the 499 mile marker on the Ohio River, between Aurora, Indiana, and Belleview, Kentucky.The towing vessel was in transit when the engine room reportedly caught on fire. Coast Guard officials say the crew was able to extinguish the fire with its fire suppression system but a re-flash occurred.The fire has been extinguished and the cause of the fire is under investigation.No injuries have been reported, and Coast Guard officials say there is no leak into the river. A stretch of the Ohio River is closed. The waterway restriction closes the river to all vessel traffic between mile marker 499 and mile marker 501 on the Ohio River and was put into place due to a fire aboard the towing vessel Capt. Kirby Dupuis, Coast Guard officials added.There are currently no vessels in the queue.WLWT is working to learn more and will update this story as details become available.
A towing vessel caught fire Tuesday afternoon along the Ohio River near Aurora, Indiana.
It happened Tuesday morning near the 499 mile marker on the Ohio River, between Aurora, Indiana, and Belleview, Kentucky.
The towing vessel was in transit when the engine room reportedly caught on fire.
Coast Guard officials say the crew was able to extinguish the fire with its fire suppression system but a re-flash occurred.
The fire has been extinguished and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
No injuries have been reported, and Coast Guard officials say there is no leak into the river.
A stretch of the Ohio River is closed.
The waterway restriction closes the river to all vessel traffic between mile marker 499 and mile marker 501 on the Ohio River and was put into place due to a fire aboard the towing vessel Capt. Kirby Dupuis, Coast Guard officials added.
There are currently no vessels in the queue.
WLWT is working to learn more and will update this story as details become available.
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