At least 50 injured after cargo ship catches fire at Thai port


  • Nation
  • Saturday, 25 May 2019

Smoke rises from a KMTC cargo ship after it caught on fire at the Laem Chabang port, Chonburi province, Thailand May 25, 2019 in this still image take from social media video. Mbah Ambyah via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT.

BANGKOK (Bernama): A cargo ship docked at the Laem Chabang deep-sea port in Chon Buri caught fire Saturday (May 25) injuring at least 50 people.

Laem Chabang port director Vice-Admiral Yutthana Mokkhao said the district near the port has been declared a "danger zone".

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