A massive ship carrying 3,000 vehicles is burning off the coast Netherlands — and it's spurring concerns over fire risks from EVs

• A cargo ship carrying 3,000 cars caught fire off the coast of the Netherlands.
• 23 crew members were evacuated but 1 person died. The ship is still on fire.
• The cause of the fire is unknown, but the incident is spurring concerns over fire risks from EVs.

A massive cargo ship burning off the coast of the Netherlands is igniting concerns over fire risks from electric vehicles.

The Fremantle Highway, a 656-foot Panama-flagged ship built in December 2013 was transporting 3,000 vehicles from Germany to Singapore when a fire broke out on Tuesday night just off the Dutch coast, according to Shoei Kisen Kaisha, the ship's Japanese owner.