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Fire on cargo ship at Chinese port causes casualties

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A fire on a foreign-flagged cargo ship at a shipyard in Qingdao, China, has caused casualties, prompting President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang to order rescue operations.

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

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A fire has broken out on a foreign-flagged cargo ship docked at an eastern Chinese port, causing significant casualties, according to state media.

President Xi Jinping called for urgent search and rescue efforts and a swift investigation.

Premier Li Qiang called for "trapped" people to be rescued and stressed the need to "prevent secondary disasters".

The vessel was undergoing maintenance at a shipyard in the city of Qingdao when the blaze occurred at 11:15 local time (03:15 GMT), state news agency Xinhua said.

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