Fireman missing after blast aboard ship
PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 21 September, 2010, 12:00am
UPDATED : Tuesday, 21 September, 2010, 12:00am
At least one fireman was missing and two others stranded fighting a fire on a vessel off the Yau Ma Tei cargo working area early today. Ten firemen were thrown into sea in an explosion as they tried to contain the fire aboard the container ship 100 metres offshore. At least six were later rescued and taken to hospital.
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