Halifax-area firefighters spent Sunday morning putting out a fire at a docked ship near a former oil refinery.
Stephen Turner, acting district chief for Halifax Fire and Emergency Services, says firefighters were called to a ship docked at the Imperial Oil Dartmouth Terminal at around 6 a.m.
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He says the ship’s crew initially tried to put out the fire themselves before calling for help.
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Turner was not able to say who owns the vessel or the extent of the damage.
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Halifax firefighters and their counterparts with the Department of National Defence spent an hour and a half putting out the fire.
Turner says it is now fully extinguished and the situation is under control.
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