Foreign freighter caught fire during maintenance in Qingdao, Shandong Province, Xi Jinping ordered search and rescue
A fire broke out when a foreign cargo ship of Beihai Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Qingdao, Shandong, China was docked at the port for maintenance. Xi Jinping ordered an urgent search and rescue.
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- A fire broke out on a foreign cargo ship at the Beihai Shipyard in Qingdao, Shandong, China, while it was docking for repairs, sending out plumes of smoke.
- Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, ordered an urgent search and rescue of missing people.
- The official number of casualties has not yet been announced.
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Why It Matters
A fire broke out on a foreign cargo ship of Beihai Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Qingdao, Shandong, China during maintenance.
A foreign cargo ship of Beihai Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Qingdao, Shandong, China, docked at the port for repairs. A major accident was reported. It suddenly caught fire at 11 o'clock this morning, sending out puffs of thick smoke. It was reported that there were heavy casualties. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, attaches great importance to the incident and ordered "quick search and rescue" to find out the cause of the accident as soon as possible and investigate the responsibility in accordance with the law. The official number of casualties has not yet been disclosed, but online reports suggest that more than 30 people may have died.
China's "Xinhua News Agency" and other official media reported that the fire occurred at the Beihai Shipyard in Qingdao, Shandong Province. At that time, the foreign cargo ship was docked in the port area for maintenance and repairs when it suddenly caught fire. Xi Jinping ordered that relevant units must step up efforts to search and rescue missing persons and properly handle the aftermath and comfort, and emphasized that all regions and relevant departments should learn lessons deeply and conduct in-depth inspections of hidden dangers.
The report pointed out that Chinese Premier Li Qiang also called for all-out efforts to search and rescue trapped people, treat the injured, and prevent secondary disasters. At present, the Ministry of Emergency Management of China has sent a working group to the scene to provide guidance. The local government of Shandong Province has also organized rescue forces to go to the scene. Relevant search, rescue and aftermath work are still in progress.
The official number of casualties has not yet been announced. Shocking scenes of thick smoke rising from a freighter at the scene were uploaded on the Internet, and news circulated that the death toll exceeded 30 people, but this remains to be confirmed.
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Officials will announce the cause of the accident and the number of casualties
Very likely · Within days
Open Questions
- What is the exact number of casualties?
- What was the cause of the fire?
