According to the CBC server, the explosion occurred on a container ship. He was preceded by a container fire that burned down. The fire was managed two and a half hours after the explosion, said the port administration and civil defense, according to which the cooling process had begun.
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Authorities did not state which ship it was, except that it was smaller with a capacity of 130 containers.
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Concussions near Dubai.
Photo: VulcanoDiscovery
According to the footage, it could be the Ocean Trader ship flying the Comorian flag, operated by the Dubai company Inzu Ship Charter.
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Firefighters intervene in a fire on a ship in the Dubai port of Jabal Ali.
Photo: WAM, Reuters
It is not yet clear how much damage the explosion has caused to the ship itself, other vessels and port facilities.
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According to Mun Marri, CEO of the Dubai Media Office, such an accident “could happen anywhere in the world.”
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The port of Jabal Ali is one of the largest in the world and the largest in the Middle East. It is key for export and import to Dubai and neighboring emirates.
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