25 killed in fire on ship in Qingdao port
25 people died in a fire on a vessel in China's Qingdao.
Consensus
- A fire occurred on a foreign-flagged cargo ship in Qingdao, China.
- The ship was undergoing technical maintenance at the Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding shipyard.
- The fire started at 11:15 local time (6:15 MSK).
- There were 42 people on board at the time of the fire.
- 12 people were evacuated safely.
- Five people were injured and hospitalized, with stable conditions.
- The fire was extinguished by 14:30 local time (9:30 MSK).
- At least 25 people were found dead, all without signs of life.
- The ship was identified as Ocean Melody, a 190-meter-long tanker flying the flag of Liberia.
Points of divergence
- At least 20 people died. — tg_tass_agency
- At least 20 people were found dead by 12:30 MSK, all without signs of life. — vm
- All 25 missing persons were found by 19:24 (14:24 MSK), all without signs of life. — vesti
- The fire occurred on a ship flying the flag of Liberia. — interfax
- The ship is a 190-meter-long tanker, and eyewitnesses reported seeing smoke but no explosions or specific odors. — kommerzant
Coverage (8 sources)
- Number of casualties from fire on a vessel in China rises to 25, reports Xinhua. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- At a fire on a vessel in Chinese Qingdao, 25 people died — Коммерсантъ
- 25 people died in a fire on a vessel in Chinese Qingdao — Вести
- At least 25 people died in a fire on a vessel in a Chinese port — Интерфакс
- At least 20 people died in a fire on a foreign ship under repair in China, Xinhua reports. Video: Shangha... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Minimum 20 people died in a fire on a foreign cargo ship in China — Вечерняя Москва
- At least 20 people died in fire on foreign ship under repair in China, Xinhua reports. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- At least 20 people died in a fire on one of the ships at a shipyard in Chinese Qingdao. — РИА Новости (Telegram)