Nine people injured after oil tanker explodes in Ulsan
- 5 years ago
울산서 석유제품운반선 폭발•화재…"전원구조, 9명 부상"
We start with news that an oil tanker exploded this morning in Korea's southeastern port city of Ulsan,... sparking a huge fire that injured nine people.
Authorities say all 25 foreign crew members of the 25-thousand ton tanker, that was bringing in petroleum from the Cayman Islands, were all rescued within a couple of hours of the blast that occurred at 10:51 am, Korea time.
Of the injured,... one person was seriously hurt.
Firefighters are still attempting to extinguish the blaze.
Maritime police are also checking the scene to see whether there were any unidentified crew members onboard.
Once the fire is under control, officials will attempt to figure out what caused the tanker to explode.
We start with news that an oil tanker exploded this morning in Korea's southeastern port city of Ulsan,... sparking a huge fire that injured nine people.
Authorities say all 25 foreign crew members of the 25-thousand ton tanker, that was bringing in petroleum from the Cayman Islands, were all rescued within a couple of hours of the blast that occurred at 10:51 am, Korea time.
Of the injured,... one person was seriously hurt.
Firefighters are still attempting to extinguish the blaze.
Maritime police are also checking the scene to see whether there were any unidentified crew members onboard.
Once the fire is under control, officials will attempt to figure out what caused the tanker to explode.