China races to find survivors after Qingdao shipyard fire turns deadly
BEIJING, Sept 10 — A fire on a foreign-flagged cargo ship docked at an eastern Chinese port caused “heavy ca...
On September 10, a catastrophic fire erupted aboard a foreign-flagged cargo ship docked at the Qingdao port in eastern China, resulting in numerous fatalities, according to state media reports. The China State Shipbuilding Corporation-operated Beihai Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. suffered "heavy casualties" during its routine maintenance visit to the port.
President Xi Jinping emphasized the urgency of search and rescue operations, calling for the "profound lessons" to be learned from the incident, and vowing a thorough investigation into the fire's origin and prevention of any secondary disasters. Premier Li Qiang also stressed the need for medical treatment for the injured and the swift recovery of those trapped.
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