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At least 20 killed in cargo ship fire in eastern China
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At least 20 killed in cargo ship fire in eastern China

Blaze breaks out at a shipyard in Qingdao during vessel maintenance, leaving 20 dead and others hospitalized.

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At least 20 people died in a fire aboard a foreign-flagged cargo ship undergoing maintenance at a shipyard in Qingdao, eastern China, state broadcaster CCTV reported.

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A fire erupted on a foreign-flagged cargo ship undergoing maintenance at a shipyard in Qingdao.

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At least 20 people have been killed in a fire on a foreign-flagged cargo ship docked at a port in eastern China, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.

Of the 42 people on board, 12 were evacuated and five are in hospital in stable condition, CCTV says.

President Xi Jinping earlier called for "all out" search and rescue efforts while Premier Li Qiang called for those trapped to be rescued, stressing the need to "prevent secondary disasters".

The vessel was undergoing maintenance at a shipyard in the city of Qingdao when the blaze erupted at around 11:15 local time (03:15 GMT).

It was put out just over three hours later, according to CCTV.

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