<span style="color: #222222;">A fire swept through a marina in Hong Kong in the early hours today, igniting fuel tanks as it passed along a line of closely moored cabin cruisers, and resulting in at least 10 sinking before firefighters extinguished the blaze.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Authorities in the Asian financial hub said, at least 16 vessels were set ablaze, including those that sank, but there were no serious casualties.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The fire at the shelter in the city's Aberdeen district began 2.30 am local time and took firefighters more than six hours to put out.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Fuel tanks could be heard exploding as thick smoke billowed skyward, covering the marina and neighbouring tower blocks, video footage shared with Reuters by the government showed.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Around 35 people were rescued from the vessels, RTHK public broadcaster reported, citing the fire services department.</span>