DUBAI – A massive explosion erupted on an anchored ship at Dubai’s JebelAli Port send tremors across the commercial hub of the United Arab Emirates.
Reports in international media suggest that the frightened residentscaptured the fire erupted after the fiery blast which is said to bepowerful enough to be seen from space by a satellite.
The huge blaze can be seen on the vessel at the busiest port in the MiddleEast, as the blast triggered a shock wave in the neighbourhoods as far as25 kilometres.
Authorities also shared the footage of firefighters dousing giant shippingcontainers on social media.
News outlets quoting officials said no casualties were reported at the sitewhile Dubai’s civil defence teams doused the fire almost two and a halfhours after the explosion. However, the damage caused by the blast to theport and surrounding cargo was not immediately revealed.
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*Al-Arabiya TV *of KSA quoting the director-general of the Dubai MediaOffice reported that “the crew had evacuated in time and that the fireappeared to have started in one of the containers holding flammablematerial, without elaborating.” It further added that “the incident couldhappen anywhere in the world while the authorities are investigating thecause of the incident.”
Jebel Ali Port boasts a handling capacity of more than 22 millioncontainers and sprawling terminals that can berth some of the world’slargest vessels.
