At least 20 people killed after fire breaks out on cargo ship in China port
- On Thursday, the Liberian-flagged cargo ship Ocean Melody caught fire while docked for repairs at Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding in China, killing at least 20 people and leaving Five missing.
- The blaze ignited at approximately 11 a.m. Thursday and was extinguished by 2:30 p.m. local time, according to State media. The vessel was undergoing repairs at the major shipyard, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation.
- Of the 42 people aboard, 12 were safely evacuated and Five remain hospitalized in stable condition, according to Xinhua. Rescue teams continue searching for those still missing after the incident.
- President Xi issued "important instructions" to urgently conduct rescues, while Premier Qiang ordered officials to rescue "trapped" people and "strictly prevent secondary disasters."
- Addressing fire safety broadly, President Xi stated that "all regions and relevant departments must draw profound lessons from this incident, thoroughly investigate and rectify all types of fire hazards.
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A fire on a cargo ship at a port in China has killed 25 people. Five are missing, while 12 were rescued safely.
Twenty-five people have died in a fire on a cargo ship in a Chinese port, according to Chinese state media. The ship was in a dry dock in the port of Qingdao, in the northeast of the country, where it was undergoing repairs. The fire broke out around 11:00 local time and was extinguished more than three hours later. The Chinese state news agency Xinhua reports that there were 42 people on board; twelve of them were evacuated in good health. Fiv…
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Le Journal de QuebecA fire on a foreign-flagged cargo ship, in maintenance at a port in Qingdao (eastern China), killed 25 people.
A fire broke out on a cargo ship at the port of Qingdao, China. It took firefighters several hours to extinguish the blaze. At least 25 people have been confirmed dead, and many more were injured.
Local media suggest that the wrecked vessel may be the cargo ship Ocean Melody, with a Liberian flag.
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