A huge explosion has reportedly stricken a container ship anchored off Dubai, ringing out across the city and causing a fire on the vessel.
“A fire has been reported to have broken out in a container within a ship anchored in Jebel Ali Port,” Dubai’s Governor’s Office said in a statement.
“A Dubai Civil Defense team is working to put out the blaze,” it added.
Available footage showed a fireball rising high in the sky.