Explosion at Dubai’s Jebel Ali port sends tremors across city

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.