Lumber catches fire aboard docked ship

VANCOUVER, Wash. — A load of lumber caught fire aboard a cargo ship Friday while the crew was welding a broken ladder, officials said. No injuries were reported, and damage was minor. But the fire in the hold of the Ciclope sent a column of thick black smoke into the air at a Port of Vancouver dock along the Columbia River. Crews were able to seal the hold and pump carbon dioxide gas inside to smother the blaze, said Rick Steele, spokesman for the Vancouver Fire Department.