Fires blaze aboard ships; tanker leak plugged

Wednesday, November 27, 2002

TOKYO -- Fires were blazing aboard two freighters in Asian waters Tuesday, outside Tokyo and Hong Kong, while Chinese authorities said they finally plugged an oil tanker leak that left an oil slick on miles of the mainland's coastal waters.

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