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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates A fiery explosion erupted on a container ship anchored in Dubai at one of the world’s largest ports late Wednesday, authorities said, sending tremors across the commercial hub of the United Arab Emirates.
Video: Fire in ship at a Dubai port under control : authorities (Reuters)
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The blaze sent up giant orange flames on a vessel at the crucial Jebel Ali Port, the busiest in the Middle East that sits on the eastern side of the Arabian Peninsula.
Published Wednesday, July 7, 2021 4:28PM EDT Last Updated Wednesday, July 7, 2021 7:07PM EDT DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A fiery
explosion erupted on a container ship anchored in Dubai at one of the world s largest ports late Wednesday, authorities said, sending tremors across the commercial hub of the United Arab Emirates. The blaze sent up giant orange flames on a vessel at the crucial Jebel Ali Port, the busiest in the Middle East that sits on the eastern side of the Arabian Peninsula. The combustion unleashed a shock wave through the skyscraper-studded city of Dubai, causing walls and windows to shake in neighborhoods as far as 25 kilometers (15 miles) away from the port. Panicked residents filmed from their high-rises as a fiery ball illuminated the night sky. The blast was powerful enough to be seen from space by satellite.
Fiery explosion erupts on ship at major global port in Dubai
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FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010 file photo, container ships dock at the Dubai Port in the Jebel Ali Free Zone about 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Authorities in Dubai say a container ship anchored at its huge port caught fire, causing an explosion that sent tremors across the commercial hub of the United Arab Emirates. The Twitter post from Dubai’s state-run media office said the fire was reported on the ship late Wednesday, July 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A fiery explosion erupted on a container ship anchored in Dubai at one of the world’s largest ports late Wednesday, authorities said, sending tremors across the commercial hub of the United Arab Emirates.
Large Blast Rocks Ship at Jebel Ali Port in Dubai
July 7, 2021
There are reports of a large explosion and fire at the Jebel Ali Port in Dubai.
The government reports the fire started in a container onboard a ship docked at the port.
“A Dubai Civil Defense team is working to put out the blaze,” Dubai’s Media Office said in a tweet confirming the accident.
Photos and video posted online reportedly show the initial explosion and some of the aftermath:
According to authorities – a fire has been reported to have broken out in a container within a ship anchored in Jebel Ali Port. A Civil Defense team is working to put out the blaze.#Dubaipic.twitter.com/f90aYama5I Sameer Hashmi (@sameerhashmi) July 7, 2021