# ‘Significant casualties’ after fire on cargo ship in eastern China

https://mins.news/en/item/52732

- BBC News, 2026-09-10 09:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4jyv7l92eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> A fire broke out at 11:15 local time on a foreign-flagged cargo ship undergoing maintenance at a shipyard in Qingdao, eastern China. State media reported significant casualties. Xi Jinping ordered urgent search and rescue operations, while Li Qiang called for trapped people to be saved and warned against secondary disasters.

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