
A fire occurred on a foreign cargo ship during maintenance at a shipyard in Qingdao
At least 20 people died in a fire on a foreign cargo ship at the Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding shipyard in Qingdao, China on September 10, 2026.
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The fire occurred during maintenance of a foreign cargo ship at a shipyard in Qingdao.
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A fire occurred on a foreign cargo ship at the Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding shipyard in Qingdao on September 10, 2026.
At least 20 people were killed, five more were injured, 12 were evacuated, and 25 people were reported missing at the time of the report but were later found dead.
BEIJING, September 10 – RIA Novosti. At least 20 people were killed in a fire on a foreign cargo ship at a shipyard in the city of Qingdao in China's Shandong province, China Central Television reported on Thursday.
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“At approximately 11.15 (06.15 Moscow time) on September 10, 2026, a fire occurred on a foreign cargo ship during maintenance at the Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding shipyard, a subsidiary of the China State Shipbuilding Corporation,” the TV channel said in a statement.
It is noted that during the emergency there were 42 people on board, 12 of them were evacuated, five were injured and were hospitalized, another 25 people were missing.

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