Firefighters entering the Mediterranean cruise ship at Port of Jeju on Aug 14. - Supplied
JEJU, South Korea: A fire broke out on an 85,000-tonne cruise ship anchored in the port of Jeju on Wednesday (Aug 14), injuring three crew members who inhaled smoke, the Jeju Coast Guard said.
The Coast Guard said it received a report at 8.37am that smoke was rising from the Mediterranean cruise ship, which arrived at the southern resort island earlier in the day with 3,166 people on board, including 2,430 passengers and 736 crew members, according to Yonhap news agency.
The ship's sprinklers came on, and the fire was soon extinguished after burning about 50sq m, including the ceiling and pipes in the machine room, it said, adding that three crew members received emergency treatment for smoke inhalation.
The Coast Guard said it was investigating the exact cause of the fire. The ship arrived from China's Tianjin and was scheduled to depart for Fukuoka, Japan, on Wednesday afternoon.
But its departure schedule will be determined after a probe by maritime safety inspectors. - Bernama-Yonhap
