Cargo ship fire at Qingdao shipyard in Shandong Province, China… “Serious casualties occurred.”
Foreign national fire on cargo ship during repairs… Xi Jinping: “We will do our best to speed up the search for missing people and resolve accidents.”
Quick Look
- A fire broke out on a foreign-flagged cargo ship that was being repaired at a shipyard in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, causing significant casualties.
- President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Chang of the State Council ordered thorough accident control and a search for missing people.
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Why It Matters
A fire broke out on a foreign-flagged cargo ship that was being repaired at a shipyard in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, resulting in casualties.
(Beijing = Yonhap News) Correspondent Jong-gu Han = The official Xinhua News Agency reported on the 10th that a fire broke out on a cargo ship that was docked for repairs at a shipyard in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, causing serious casualties.
According to Xinhua News Agency, at around 11:15 a.m. on this day, a fire broke out on a foreign-flagged cargo ship that was docked at a shipyard in Qingdao for repairs.
Xinhua News Agency said that this accident caused significant casualties, but did not disclose the specific number of deaths, injuries, or missing people.
After the accident, Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered to speed up the search for missing people, comfort the bereaved families, and make every effort to resolve the accident.
He also ordered that the cause of the accident be identified as soon as possible and that responsibility be held strictly in accordance with the law.
Chinese Premier Li Chang of the State Council also ordered that all efforts be made in rescue operations, treatment of the injured, and accident control, and to thoroughly prevent secondary damage.
China's Emergency Management Ministry dispatched a working team to the accident site to support on-site response, and authorities in Shandong Province are also conducting rescue and accident control operations, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Open Questions
- What is the specific number of casualties and missing people?
- What is the exact cause of the fire?
