It took four days to extinguish the fire.[3][4] Authorities took the risk of flooding her holds, and breaking her back, due to thermal shock, when local fireboats couldn't extinguish the fire.
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Svilen Petrov (2016-09-01). "Major fire on container ship CCNI Arauco in Hamburg". Maritime Herald. Retrieved 2016-11-03. The thick smoke covered the vessel and container terminal in Hamburg. The crew started firefighting, but was unable to extinguish the flames and requested assistance from the local authorities. At the scene of the accident were dispatched more than 150 firefighters and several machines, which are trying to get control over the flames. Fighting boats and tugs are pumping water and attack the flames from the Elbe.
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Gordon Smith (2016-09-05). "Fire on container ship CCNI Arauco was extinguished". Maritime Herald. Retrieved 2016-11-03. The firefighters started salvage, which took almost 4 days, as temperature inside the vessel was extremely high, causing immediately danger for the strength of the hull and seaworthiness of the ship.