All 19 crewmembers aboard a passenger ferry that caught fire at a port in the outlying Kinmen county were rescued after being trapped by the blaze, which was finally extinguished.
Only one crewmember was suffering from minor smoke inhalation. The fire occurred on the Xiamen-registered 'Tong An' vessel with a seating capacity of 380 and 1,000 tonnage after it had arrived at Shuitou Wharf in Taiwan-controlled Kinmen from Xiamen on China's southeastern coast, and all its 37 passengers had disembarked. Immediately after learning of the fire news, the fire department under the Kinmen County Government dispatched 15 fire engines and ambulances, as well as over 70 fire fighters to the Shuitou Wharf. In addition, the coast patrol squad of Kinmen also sent two patrol vessels to join the rescue, while Kinmen county magistrate Lee Chu-feng also arrived at the site to show his concern over the incident. As the fire occurred on the sea, the fire fighters could hardly do anything to put out the fire. On another front, Xiamen harbor authorities also sent four ships to rescue those crewmembers trapped by the fire. It was the first time a passenger ship sailing the Mini Three Links route between China and Kinmen had caught fire since the links were opened in 2001.
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