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Dubai Port Operating Normally After Blast Rocks Trade Hub

Loud blast lit up parts of city, though no casualties reported
Authorities says explosion happened on a small container ship

WATCH: A massive blast at the Dubai Jebel Ali Port lit up the night sky overnight. Simone Foxman reports.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Anthony Di Paola and Verity Ratcliffe

July 7, 2021 at 8:22 PM UTC

Updated on

July 8, 2021 at 12:06 PM UTC

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Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port, the largest in the Middle East, said normal operations resumed on Thursday after a blast on board a ship rocked the facility just before midnight.

Several residents in western parts of the city, including the restaurant and residential district of Dubai Marina, said on social media the explosion rattled their windows and even shook walls of buildings.