Fire erupts aboard ship near Aden

ADEN, April 12 (YPA) – A fire has broken out on a ship near Yemen’s port of Aden on Monday, causing a number of casualties, while the fate for its the crew still unknown.

According to the local sources, the ship was floating off the coast of the city of Tawahi near the port of Aden when it caught on fire, but its cause was not immediately clear.

The sources explained that six workers were killed due to the fire. No official comments have been made by the Saudi-backed authorities nor the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) that are occupying Aden.

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