Eight people were killed by a carbon dioxide leak on a Fujian-registered cargo ship in an eastern Chinese port, officials confirmed on Saturday.
The incident happened at around 4:00 p.m. on Saturday at Longyan port in Rongcheng City, Shandong Province, the local authority said.
An investigation of the incident is underway.
(Top image: Aerial photo of east China's Rongcheng City, Shandong Province. /VCG photo)
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