WASHINGTON, D.C.: A container ship has caught fire and is expelling toxic gas off Canada's Pacific coast, authorities said on Saturday.

The Zim Kingston ship had been bound for Vancouver when the flames erupted, with the fire reported to the coast guard at around 11 p.m. local time, CBC News reported.

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