'Significant casualties' after fire erupts on cargo ship in Qingdao, eastern China - BBC

Share Save Add as preferred on Google Phelan Chatterjee Watch: Thick plumes of smoke rise from cargo ship fire in Qingdao, China Twenty-five people have been killed in a fire on a foreign-flagged cargo ship docked at a port in eastern China, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.

Of the 42 people on board, 17 were were evacuated of which five are in hospital in stable condition, CCTV reports.

The vessel was undergoing maintenance at a shipyard in the city of Qingdao when the blaze erupted at around 11:15 local time (03:15 GMT). It was put out just over three hours later, according to CCTV.