Dalian beaches closed in wake of oil spill

DALIAN, Liaoning - Bangchui island, a popular holiday resort east of Dalian, was closed to tourists indefinitely on Tuesday morning following an oil spill caused by an offshore pipeline explosion last week.

Several bathing beaches in the port city were also fenced off.

Two crude oil pipelines exploded in Dalian's Xingang port late last Friday, triggering a fire that was extinguished after 15 hours.