Death toll from cargo ship fire in China rises to 25 – state media
The death toll from a fire that erupted on Thursday on a foreign-flagged cargo ship docked in a Chinese port has risen to 25, including five people who had been listed as missing, state media said. The bulk carrier, moored in the eastern shipping hub of Qingdao, had 42 people on board when the fire […]
The death toll from a fire on a foreign-flagged cargo ship docked in Qingdao, China, has risen to 25 according to state media. The fire broke out on Thursday during the ship's maintenance at the port, with 42 people on board initially. By Thursday evening, all 25 missing persons had been found, none of them showing signs of life.
The ship, named Ocean Melody, is a 190-meter long bulk carrier sailing under the Liberian flag. State broadcaster CCTV reported that 17 people were evacuated, including five who were injured. President Xi Jinping stressed the need to strictly hold those responsible to account, urging all regions and relevant departments to draw profound lessons from the incident and investigate all types of fire hazards.
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