Flames that engulfed a port in Dalian, a coastal city in northeast China's Liaoning Province, were basically extinguished in the morning on July 17, 15 hours after blasts hit two oil pipelines.
There are no casualties as the fire site was far from residential areas, said a city government spokesman.
As of the morning of July 17, fire fighters had put the flames under control, said Xu Guochen, secretary-general of the city government.
He said more than 2,000 men and 338 fire engines from 14 cities across the province worked through the night to extinguish the fire.
The accident aroused the attention of China's top leadership, prompting instructions from President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao. Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang rushed to the fire site Friday night to direct the rescue work.
China's Air Force sent two Y8 aircraft to the rescue operation, carrying 17.8 tonnes of fire extinguishing agent.
VOVNews/Xinhua
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