'Significant casualties' after fire on cargo ship in eastern China

1m 11 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GooglePhelan ChatterjeeBBC News - WorldFiled 2026-09-10 · 09:45 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min

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A fire erupted on a foreign-flagged cargo ship at a shipyard in Qingdao, eastern China, on Tuesday at 11:15 local time, resulting in significant casualties. President Xi Jinping has ordered urgent search and rescue operations and a swift investigation into the incident. Premier Li Qiang emphasized the need to rescue any trapped individuals and prevent further disasters. The vessel was undergoing maintenance when the blaze began. Further details are expected as the story develops.

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The fire occurred at 11:15 local time (03:15 GMT).

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The vessel was undergoing maintenance at a shipyard in Qingdao when the blaze occurred.

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

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A fire broke out on a foreign-flagged cargo ship docked at an eastern Chinese port.

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The fire caused significant casualties.

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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.This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts.

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