Ferry With 332 Aboard Catches Fire In Eastern China

Nov. 16, 2004
A ferry carrying 283 passengers and 49 crew members caught fire off China's eastern coast Tuesday, and all were rescued, a maritime official said.
BEIJING (AP) -- A ferry carrying 283 passengers and 49 crew members caught fire off China's eastern coast Tuesday, and all were rescued, a maritime official said.

The boat was traveling from the city of Yantai in Shandong province to Dalian in the northeast when the fire broke out at 1:30 p.m. (0530 GMT), said an official with the maritime bureau in Liaoning province where Dalian is located. He would give only his surname, Li.

``All the passengers and the crew have been rescued,'' Li said. ``Some have been treated for light injuries.''

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, he said.

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