Fire on scrap metal barge in Delaware Bay extinguished

Thursday, March 12, 2026
NEW CASTLE, Del. (WPVI) -- The Coast Guard says a fire on a barge carrying scrap metal in the Delaware Bay is now out.

They used thermal imaging to confirm that on Wednesday.

The fire was first reported around 8:20 a.m. Tuesday.

Chopper 6 over barge fire on Delaware River in New Castle, Delaware


It sent massive plumes of black smoke into the air as crews from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and the Coast Guard battled the flames.



A salvage plan is being finalized as the barge transits to port in Camden.

No one was hurt in the fire.

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