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SMOKE billows from the ship after an explosion. AP
DUBAI: Dubai authorities were investigating on Thursday an explosion on a container ship carrying flammable materials which unleashed a fireball at one of the world’s busiest ports and sent shock waves through the city.
Firefighters rushed to the scene at Jebel Ali Port to tackle the blaze that broke out shortly before midnight on the large vessel which authorities said had been preparing to dock.
Flames and smoke poured from the ship but authorities said the blaze was doused within 40 minutes and there were no casualties, with all 14 crew evacuated in time.
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.
Blaze at Dubai port after loud blast under control
Dubai police said three of the 130 containers on the ship held flammable materials
AFP
July 08, 2021
DUBAI:
A fire that broke out on a container ship in Dubai s main port following an explosion has been brought under control with no casualties reported, the emirate s media office said Thursday.
At least three residents in the area of the blast, the cause of which remains unknown, reported windows and doors in their homes were shaken as a result of the incident. A fire caused by an explosion within a container on board a ship at Jebel Ali Port has been brought under control; no casualties have been reported, the Dubai Media Office wrote on Twitter.
The blaze sent up giant orange flames on the vessel.
Jul 7th, 2021
In this satellite photo shot by Planet Labs Inc., the Jebel Ali Port is seen early Wednesday, July 7, 2021, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. A fiery explosion erupted on a container ship anchored in Dubai at one of the world s largest ports later Wednesday, authorities said, sending tremors across the commercial hub of the United Arab Emirates.
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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.