Hong Kong, June 3: The fire aboard a cargo ship off the Hong Kong coast has been largely put out on Thursday after erupting a day earlier, with no casualties reported.
The fire erupted at 526 p.m. on Wednesday at the vessel carrying metal scrap in waters south of Tsing Yi and was upgraded to No. 3 alarm (No. 5 alarm is the highest) at 11.09 p.m., Xinhua news agency quoted the government as saying.
According to local media, the 120-meter long cargo ship was carrying about 2,000 tonnes of metal scrap. (IANS/2 days ago) https://www.newkerala.com/world-news.php