Fire breaks out on Panama - registered car carrier INCHEON , May 21 ( Yonhap ) -- A Panama - registered car carrier caught fire while anchored at the South Korean port of Incheon on Monday , but all of its crewmen safely evacuated , port officials here said Monday . The fire took place at around 9 : 40 a . m . on the 52 , 422 - ton ship carrying some 2 , 000 used cars bound for Libya , the officials said . The overheated engine of one of the cars is presumed to be the cause of the fire , the officials said , adding that firefighters are still struggling to put out the fire . " No casualties have been reported among the ship ' s 28 crew members , " they said . The vessel , just identified as " A , " entered the port from the United States on Saturday and was scheduled to leave for Libya on Tuesday , according to the officials . A big fire takes place on a Panama - registered car carrier at the port of Incheon on May 21 , 2018 . ( Yonhap ) ( END )