Fire breaks out on P&O cruise ship as mobility scooter explodes sparking passenger evacuation
Passengers had to be evacuated from the P&O cruise Iona after the battery on a mobility scooter exploded and burst into flames – just days before the ship joined search efforts for crew members onboard the doomed Verity cargo boat.
The blaze broke out in the vessel’s central hub area at about 5pm on Saturday while the Iona was still docked in Southampton, southwest of London.
Full story Fire breaks out on P&O cruise ship as mobility scooter explodes sparking passenger evacuation
