Hundreds evacuated after huge fire breaks out on ferry near Greek island
Telegraph, 18 Feb 2022
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More than 280 people were evacuated from a ferry in northwestern Greece that caught fire overnight while heading to southern Italy, authorities said Friday.
At least one person was slightly injured in the evacuation, coast guard officials said.
The predawn fire broke out on the Greek-owned Euroferry Olympia shortly after it left from the northwest at Greek port of Igoumenitsa while heading to the Italian port of Brindisi with 233 passengers and 51 crew on board.
The ferry was traveling in the Ionian Sea near the small Greek island of Ereikousa, 15 kilometers north of the island of Corfu, when the fire started.
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More than 280 people were evacuated from a ferry in northwestern Greece that caught fire overnight while heading to southern Italy, authorities said Friday.
At least one person was slightly injured in the evacuation, coast guard officials said.
The predawn fire broke out on the Greek-owned Euroferry Olympia shortly after it left from the northwest at Greek port of Igoumenitsa while heading to the Italian port of Brindisi with 233 passengers and 51 crew on board.
The ferry was traveling in the Ionian Sea near the small Greek island of Ereikousa, 15 kilometers north of the island of Corfu, when the fire started.
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