<ul class="summary-list"><li>A container ship carrying 25 tons of nitric acid caught <keyword id="28762" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="fire">fire</keyword> off the coast of <keyword id="6355572" type="LOCATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="sri-lanka">Sri Lanka</keyword> on May 18. </li><li>Sri Lankan authorities expanded operations to put out the fire on the Singapore-flagged ship.</li><li>All crew members have been evacuated. </li></ul>

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A container ship carrying 25 tons of nitric acid is still burning after it caught fire off the coast of Sri Lanka on May 18.

WATCH: Unbelievable footage shows a massive container ship on fire in the Indian Ocean

WATCH: Unbelievable footage shows a massive container ship on fire in the Indian Ocean

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