Explosion at Dubai’s Jebel Ali port sends tremors across city
by AP in Dubai from on (#5KZFA)
Fiery blast on container ship was powerful enough to be seen from space by satellite
A container ship anchored at Dubai's port caught fire late on Wednesday, causing a huge explosion that sent tremors across the United Arab Emirates' commercial hub.
The blaze sent up giant orange flames on a vessel at the crucial Jebel Ali port, the busiest in the Middle East, and unleashed a shock wave through the skyscraper-studded city, causing walls and windows to shake in neighbourhoods as far as 25 kilometres (15 miles) away.
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