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Fire on cargo vessel at China shipyard causes major casualties, state media reports

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The fire broke out at about 11:15 a.m. The bulk carrier, moored in the eastern shipping hub of Qingdao, had 42 people on board when the fire broke out. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • The fire broke out at about 11:15 a.m. at the Qingdao Beihai shipyard, Xinhua said, without giving a death toll or specifying how many people were missing.S1
  • The bulk carrier, moored in the eastern shipping hub of Qingdao, had 42 people on board when the fire broke out.S2
  • The fire erupted on September 10 on a foreign-flagged cargo ship docked in an eastern Chinese portS3
  • Twenty-five people were killed after a cargo ship caught fire while docked in a Chinese port, Chinese state media reported Thursday.S4
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17h Jpost

Fire on cargo vessel at China shipyard causes major casualties, state media reports

The fire broke out at about 11:15 a.m. at the Qingdao Beihai shipyard, Xinhua said, without giving a death toll or specifying how many people were missing.

19h Torontosun

Fire on cargo ship in China kills 25 people: state media

The bulk carrier, moored in the eastern shipping hub of Qingdao, had 42 people on board when the fire broke out.

19h Thehindu

Fire on cargo ship in China causes ‘heavy casualties’: state media

The fire erupted on September 10 on a foreign-flagged cargo ship docked in an eastern Chinese port

21h Click2houston

25 dead after cargo ship catches fire in China's port, state media says

Twenty-five people were killed after a cargo ship caught fire while docked in a Chinese port, Chinese state media reported Thursday.

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Fire on cargo vessel at China shipyard causes major casualties, state media reports

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The brief

The fire broke out at about 11:15 a.m. The bulk carrier, moored in the eastern shipping hub of Qingdao, had 42 people on board when the fire broke out. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • The fire broke out at about 11:15 a.m. at the Qingdao Beihai shipyard, Xinhua said, without giving a death toll or specifying how many people were missing.S1
  • The bulk carrier, moored in the eastern shipping hub of Qingdao, had 42 people on board when the fire broke out.S2
  • The fire erupted on September 10 on a foreign-flagged cargo ship docked in an eastern Chinese portS3
  • Twenty-five people were killed after a cargo ship caught fire while docked in a Chinese port, Chinese state media reported Thursday.S4
Timeline · newest first

Sources · 4 citations

S1 Jpost 1 report · EN
S2 Torontosun 1 report · EN
S3 Thehindu 1 report · EN
S4 Click2houstonLead 1 report · EN