Fire on cargo ship in Chinese port leaves numerous victims

A fire that broke out this Thursday on a foreign cargo ship that was undergoing maintenance at a port in Qingdao, in eastern China, has left a "significant number of victims," ​​reported the state agency Xinhua.

"A foreign cargo ship of Beihai Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., in Qingdao, Shandong province, caught fire during its port call for maintenance, causing numerous casualties," the state agency said.