Suez Canal Authority said it controlled a blaze in a British container ship passing the waterway Friday, leaving no human losses.

The fire broke out in a stack of containers towards the stern while the 13,000-teu Hanjin Green Earth vessel was underway 48 km to the south of the canal on Friday evening. The fire was put out in a matter of hours by emergency response vessels. The flames were extinguished after three hours.

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