Key facts
- Two crew members died in a fire on an oil products tanker off South Korea.
- The fire occurred on a 7,000-ton vessel carrying 18 crew members.
- The blaze broke out late Thursday and was extinguished early Friday.
- The victims were found in the engine room.
- The remaining 16 crew members were rescued and are in stable condition.
Two crew members were killed in a fire that erupted aboard a 7,000-ton oil products tanker off the coast of Incheon, South Korea. The blaze, which started late Thursday, was extinguished by Friday morning. The vessel carried 18 crew members, including seven foreign nationals. The two victims were discovered in the engine room, while the remaining 16 individuals were rescued by the Coast Guard and are reported to be in stable condition. Authorities suspect the fire originated in the engine room but did not spread to the ship's oil cargo tanks. The Coast Guard plans to investigate the exact cause and extent of the damage.