25 dead after fire on board foreign-flagged cargo ship in China’s Qingdao

Twenty-five people were killed after a fire broke out on Thursday morning aboard a foreign-flagged cargo ship at China’s eastern port of Qingdao. The vessel with 42 people on board was undergoing repairs at the state-owned Qingdao Beihai shipyard, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The blaze, which started at around 11.15am, was put out by 2.30pm, the report said. Twelve people were evacuated sa