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Passengers evacuated after fire on cruise ship in Sydney

Passengers evacuated after fire on cruise ship in Sydney

SYDNEY: Passengers on a cruise ship docked in Australia’s Sydney were forced to evacuate due to a fire that broke out onboard.The ship moored at the White Bay Cruise Terminal caught fire on Friday morning. Two passengers were treated by paramedics but were not taken to the hospital.Superintendent Adam Dewberry from Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) told Xinhua that the ship approximately carried 800 people on board, and they managed to completely extinguish the fire and continued with normal operations.“The fire started in an accommodation cabin on Level 5 of the ship,“ FRNSW said in a statement.“As a precaution Levels 5 and 6 of the ship have been evacuated with the remainder of the ship maintaining its normal operations.”Dewberry added that the specific number of people affected and the source of the fire were still under investigation. -Bernama

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