At noon on April 20, a passenger and cargo ro-ro ship “China Fortune” suddenly exploded at the port of Weihai, Shandong Province. Online video shows that the scene of smoke rolling.
Shandong Weihai Economic and Technological Development Zone Management Committee on April 20 issued a notice that at 22:07 on April 19, from Weihai to Dalian, “China Fortune” passenger and cargo ro-ro ship in the journey, the cabin of a truck smoke phenomenon, then returned to the Weihai seaport. In the rescue process, at 11:40 on April 20, the ship burst into flames. The briefing said, “No casualties at the scene.”
According to the Internet video shows that the explosion, the ship is still around a number of people present, and the video shooters shooting the explosion when the camera are down, accompanied by a loud bang and open fire. Another video shows that the scene is thick smoke rolling.
The swirling video shows a staff member of Weihai Port said the scene has been under martial law, the ship may belong to the Bohai Ferry Group.
Until about 2 p.m. on April 20, black smoke from the ship could still be seen at the periphery of the pier.
According to China Communications News, the cause of the incident is the ro-ro ship pulling trucks on fire, the ship returned to the ship, the release of carbon dioxide sealed cabin, 11:00 noon to open the cabin inspection into the oxygen, a burst of flame.
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