German cruise ship fire in Norway forces evacuation of 607

German cruise fire in Norway forces evacuation

OSLO, Norway — Rescue officials say a machine room fire on a German cruise ship at a port in western Norway has forced the evacuation of the 607 people on board. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

Rescue services spokesman Per Fjeld says the passengers on the MS Deutschland are now being evacuated.

Fjeld says the fire started in the machine room and firefighters have now contained it to that area. He says the ship was carrying 364 passengers, 241 crew members and two Norwegian ship pilots when it caught fire at a port in Eidfjorden on Sunday.