Hong Kong
Explosion on oil tanker near Hong Kong kills one, injures 6
City of Victoria/UNI/Sputnik: One person has died and another six got injured in an explosion on board Panama-registered oil tanker Chuang Yi near Hong Kong, local media reported.
The blast took place at 4 p.m. local time (08:00 GMT) about 300 kilometers (186 miles) to the east of the city waters, the South China Morning Post reported.
The Hong Kong Government Flying Service sent two helicopters to evacuate the injured, the report said.
The cause of the explosion has not yet been identified.
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