SEOUL, South Korea — A huge blast on an oil tanker in a South Korean port sparked a raging fire that spread to a nearby vessel on Saturday, leaving 12 sailors injured authorities said. A ball of fire shot up high above the ship and thick black smoke billowed into the air. Firefighters struggled to contain the blaze, shooting streams of water up onto the deck from beside the vessel. Nine of the injured are from South Korea, while the nationality of the others is not yet known. It was not immediately clear whether the injured were on board the tanker or the second ship that later caught fire.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 28, 2019 07:41 UTC