This is video footage of the hotwork tank explosion next to the cruise ship incident that was in last nights incident alerts. An oil storage tank exploded in the port just metres from where a cruise ship was berthed – the explosion blew the lid off the tank and sent a fireball high into the air – the buckled steel lid lay on the quayside away from the tank, indicating the force of the explosion – two people who were carrying out welding work on the tank were injured in the blast – one of them, 40, suffered serious, extensive and life-threatening burns and is in critical condition – the other injured worker, 25, did not suffer serious injuries – some passengers on board the cruise ship also sustained injuries as a result of the explosion – a half-metre piece of steel from the tank landed on the ship and some passengers suffered minor burns and fractures – several photos @ link)