The 650 foot ferry Lisco Gloria was gutted by fire while on route from Kiel to Klaipeda, Lithuania The ferry’s 236 people onboard, 204 passengers and 32 crew, had to evacuated to lifeboats and were transferred to another ferry. There were 28 reported injuries with 3 requiring hospital. Reports state the fire may have started by an explosion from a reefer lorry located on the vessel’s upper deck.

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