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2024-03-27 14:26:47 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6E236FB0FA51E1D31C38D7D692BCCA5FC483BF4ACE5E6E1B56978904E711AEDE
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This is footage from 2016 of a fire on board the Russian cargo ship Baltimar Zephyr. There is no indication that the fire was caused by a lithium-ion battery in an electric vehicle. https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/06/fact-check-short-circuit-was-deemed-likely-cause-of-2016-fire-on-cargo-ship-off-east-coast-of-us-in-storm.html
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