Two dead one missing in tanker explosion at western German dock


(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency)
Dortmund Germany Jumada II 22 1437 March 31 2016 SPA -- An explosion on an oil tanker rocked a shipyard in western Germany on Thursday morning killing at least two people a police statement said according to dpa.
A third dockworker is missing after the blast in Duisburg which ripped open at least one of the vessel's fuel holds.
Police said that the explosion had occurred as a result of work carried out on the ship. The exact cause of the accident is unknown.
--SPA
13:40 LOCAL TIME 10:40 GMT


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