Two fishermen were injured when a big fishing boat suddenly exploded in Sanya, a port city in island province of Hainan on Wednesday morning.
According to local reports, a total of seven crews were on board when the boat's explosion rocked the pier where it docked. Two injured include a captain. The reports say one is still in critical condition, but did not specify whether the one seriously injured is the captain.
Police, firefighters and marine rescue teams were rushed to the spot minutes after the blast but took almost half an hour to bring the rampant fire under control.
Mr Wang, one of the safe crew members, explained afterwards that the explosion occurred when some of them were welding the boat's boiler and the welding sparks accidentally ignited the over 10 ton fuel stored on the boat. They failed to control the fire on site.
星期三早晨,在海南省港口城市三亚一艘大型渔船突然发生了爆炸,使两名渔民受伤。据当地报纸报道，渔船的爆炸震动了渔船停泊地的码头，而当时船上有七名船员。两名受伤者中包括一名船长。报道说一名受伤者伤势严重，但是还不能确定是否是船长。警察，消防队员和海洋救援队在爆炸后几分钟赶到了现场，但是却花了将近半个小时才将猛烈的火势控制住。一位姓王的船员后来解释了发生的爆炸。他们中的一些人当时正在焊接渔船的锅炉，焊接的火花不小心点燃了存放在船上的十多吨燃油，他们无法控制住现场的火势。
