A huge transport ship can stretch over miles in length. There is no way the crew can keep an eye on every nook and cranny of the ship. While the electric cables are passing through the entire ship, any loose wiring or a naked wire can be the cause of a disaster. As the ship is carrying goods worth billions of dollars, there is a huge liability on the transporter to get the goods safely to their destinations. There have been many mishaps in the past when a ship got ablaze due to any reason and all the goods were destroyed. Even the ships have sunk and the losses were too great to bear.
Fire can take place anywhere on a ship and there can be any reason for it. Sometimes the ship carries goods that emit fumes which can be inflammable and may catch fire from the smallest spark. A crew member may be standing near it lighting a match to puff on a cigarette, the spark created by the match stick would be enough to light the chemicals too. As the q
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