512 passengers evacuated from burning cruise ship
<p>In incredible scenes, 500 cruise passengers have been recused from a burning cruise ship off the US territory of Puerto Rico this week, as a blaze engulfed the Caribbean Fantasy.</p>
<p>Thanks to a prompt response no one was seriously injured after the fire broke out in the engine room. As crew of the ship battled the blaze, the US Coast Guard successfully moved in and evacuated the 512 passengers (and seven pets) on board.</p>
<p>The stricken ship is now reportedly being towed back to the Isla de Cabra, where investigators are trying to figure out exactly what sparked the massive fire.</p>
<p>64-year-old passenger Maria Prensa told <a href="http://www.ap.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>The Associated Press</strong></span></a>, “It was like something out of a movie. You panic when you see that. You're in the middle of the ocean and there's a fire. Imagine that."</p>
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