Will the source of the fire aboard the Fremantle Highway be confirmed to be due to an EV battery?

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"The coastguard said on its website the cause of the fire was unknown, but a coastguard spokesperson had earlier told Reuters it began near an electric car. Roughly 25 out of 2,857 vehicles on the ship were electric."

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/one-dead-cargo-ship-fire-electric-car-suspected-source-dutch-coastguard-2023-07-26/

Ship carrying nearly 3,000 cars ablaze off Dutch coast, crew member dead

A fire blazed on a cargo ship off the Dutch coast with nearly 3,000 vehicles on board on Wednesday, killing one member of the crew and injuring several others, the coastguard said.

I'll be looking for some kind of official accident report for the resolution.

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All the electric cars on board were recovered without fire damage. I suppose not yet an official report, but seems quite certain.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Fremantle_Highway

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@EvanDaniel thanks. As stated in the criteria I'll wait for an official report, but seems very likely at this point.

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"There is still no clear statement from the investigating authorities as to how the fire on the ship "Fremantle Highway" started - but according to the first signs, it was probably not an electric car. According to previous investigations, all of the approximately 500 charged electric cars on board are still in good condition, some even undamaged, as reported by the Dutch media."