10 injured in ferry fire at Dover
Ten people were injured and hundreds of passengers evacuated from a DFDS Seaways ferry yesterday afternoon when a fire broke out in the boiler room.
The Dieppe Seaways ferry, with 316 passengers and crew on board, was just about to berth at Dover when the fire broke out.
According to reports in the Dover Express, three firefighters and members of the DFDS crew received medical treatment for "flash burns" and five were taken to hospital with burns to the face, arms and hands.
DFDS said today that five crew members have now been discharged and one has been kept under precautionary observation for smoke inhalation.
More than 40 firefighters were called to tackle the blaze and fire crews finally left the scene at 2am this morning.
DFDS has cancelled some sailings from Dover but said it expected a normal service to resume from Dover today (Friday) at 4.45pm.
"DFDS Seaways would like to apologise for the inconvenience caused due to the cancellation of these services," it said.
"The Dieppe Seaways is currently suspended from service and DFDS Seaways will be coordinating with the relevant authorities and the Marine Accident and Investigation Branch (MAIB).
"All other DFDS Seaways sailings are running as normal, with a reduced Dover-Calais service. All passengers booked on affected sailings will be accommodated on other departures."
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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