VietNamNet Bridge – A fire was reported inside a ship from Panama anchored at Cai Lan International Container Terminal in Quang Ninh Province’s Ha Long City on Tuesday night.

The scene of the Panama ship’s cabin after the fire was extinguished. — VNA/VNS Photo Trung Nguyen

No casualties have been reported. Officials are investigating the cause of the fire.

Ta Quang Viet, deputy director of Cai Lan terminal, said the blaze started in one of the bedrooms of the ship MV Iris Express 8908777. The room belonged to chief mechanic Liu De Fang, a Chinese national, but when the fire broke out, nobody was in it.

The crew used waterspouts on the ship to fight the fire. Authorities at Cai Lan terminal also sent a fire prevention and control ship, and the blaze was extinguished in 25 minutes. The loss incurred is being estimated.

Hoang Van Hoan, an official from Quang Ninh port authority, said the 40,000-tonne capacity ship had entered Cai Lan at 11.30pm on Monday.

When the fire broke out, the ship was receiving wood for export to Japan.

The ship has 23 crew members, all Chinese nationals.

VNS