Chinese port-city of Zhoushan, neighbouring Shanghai, experienced a bizarre blood red sky on Saturday.
Videos recorded by panicked residents show Zhoushan blanketed by a deep scarlet haze for hours on Saturday night, stoking fears of a raging fire.
A red sky appears near Shanghai China pic.twitter.com/sdUCm42ECs
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It was later revealed that the phenomenon was caused by a combination of very low hanging clouds and light refraction from fishing boats at a nearby harbour.