Powerful explosion sets off a fireball on container ship at Chinese port


No casualties were reported after the blast on the YM Mobility at Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, but some offices near the dock were hit by shockwaves. - SCREENGRAB FROM CNWIRE/X

BEIJING: A powerful explosion set off a fireball on a container ship loaded with hazardous goods at a major port on China's Pacific coast, state media and authorities said on Friday (Aug 9).

Surveillance camera video posted online by state broadcaster CCTV showed a huge burst of white smoke followed by an orange and yellow fireball that dispersed debris and completely engulfed containers stacked at least three high.

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