The largest container port in the Middle East exploded!

According to the Russian Satellite News Agency, on the evening of the 7th local time, a container freighter berthed at Jebel Ali Port in Dubai, UAE, accidentally caught fire and exploded. A huge fire ball illuminated the night sky, and most areas of Dubai felt shocked.

According to the report, Dubai government officials confirmed that the explosion started when a container on board caught fire. A local official revealed to Arab TV that "a container contains flammable material" and "flammable material".

Dubai Police Chief Abdullah Al Marri (Abdullah Al Marri) told Arab TV. The police chief added that preliminary reports indicate that some frictional heat may have caused the explosion.

The fire subsequently caused a large-scale explosion. According to reports, according to locals, many buildings throughout the city were shaking. Some citizens even said that the windows were in Zhendong 25 kilometers away. The video showed that after the explosion, debris was scattered at the scene, there were still many fires, and the scene was full of smoke.

About two and a half hours after the explosion, the civil defense team in Dubai stated that they had contained the fire and started a "cooling process." Authorities posted videos of firefighters pouring containers on social media. Civil defense personnel are working hard to control the fire, and the fire can be seen in the background.

It is unclear to what extent the port, ships and surrounding cargo were damaged. But in the video shared on social media, we saw burnt containers, ashes, and scattered debris.

From the live video, you can also see the container with the K Line logo on the ship.

According to the latest berthing information of Dubai Port:

A group of small tugboats and support vessels surround a container ship named Ocean Trader.

The live footage replayed by the UAE state news agency WAM also showed that according to the paint and logo of the hull, the ship in the accident should be the small container ship named Ocean Trader operated by Dubai company Inzu Ship Charter.

Based on the current relevant preliminary information, it is preliminarily determined that Ocean Trader may be an announcement barge connecting Dubai Port to other ports in the Middle East. This type of announcement barge generally serves many internationally renowned liner companies. Therefore, the signs of COSCO Shipping and K Line can be seen on board. Container container!

Considering this suspected dangerous goods caused a container ship to catch fire and trigger a series of earthquake-level explosions, Dubai, the largest container port in the Middle East, is likely to need to be closed urgently. The suspension time depends on the rescue situation.

I would like to remind everyone that recently there are foreign trade export companies that have transited through Dubai Port to other partial ports in the Middle East, or have loaded ships that have stopped at Dubai Port. They need to pay special attention to the impact of this accident!