The fire that broke out on Thursday aboard a abroad merchant ship being renovated at Qingdao shipyard caused “large casualties
in people", said Xinhua, but without giving a balance of dead and wounded. The Chinese authorities have ordered safety procedures to be reviewed throughout the country.
The fire on the unit appeared around 11.15 local time (5.15 in Poland) as the ship underwent planned repairs at the Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding plant in Shantung state in the east of China
– said Xinhua. A peculiar task force of the Ministry of Crisis Management was assigned to the site.
The origin of the incidental is unknown. The media besides did not uncover the flag the unit was flying.
APW, PAP







