As the ship's fire response team worked to extinguish the blaze, the cruise's captain turned the ship toward an area of heavy rain to help put out the flames.
Heath Barnes opened his book on the upper decks of the Bahamas-bound Carnival Freedom cruise ship in between bouts of rain.But his relaxation Saturday afternoon was suddenly stolen with 'the loudest thunder and lightning I have ever heard,' he told CNN.Barnes, of Woodsboro, Maryland, went back inside and minutes later learned from his nephew and his nephew's two friends, all 16, the ship was on fire.
The fire appeared to be extinguished about two hours after it ignited. There were no reported injuries to guests, but two firefighting crew members were treated for minor smoke inhalation, according to the cruise line.The port side portion of the exhaust funnel fell onto deck 10 of the ship as a result of the fire, according to Carnival.The ship was about 20 miles off Eleuthera Island, Bahamas, when the fire broke out. The blaze started as the ship headed to Freeport, the release said.
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