Blaze broke out in a truck’s reefer unit, but no casualties have been reported

A fire in a reefer unit on a truck is ablaze on the 35,456-gt Stena Scandica (built 2005) while the ferry was on route from Port of Norvik in Sweden to Port of Ventspils in Latvia, Stena Line says.

The fire broke out at 12:29 local time and the crew are working on putting it out with the extinguishing system on board.

No injuries have been reported from the vessel which was carrying 241 passengers and 58 crew.

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