Fire breaks out on cross-Channel P&O ferry Published duration 29 September 2014

media caption A passenger filmed the smoke plumes rising over the deck

A fire has broken out on a cross-Channel ferry travelling from Dover to northern France.

The ferry company said the fire had been extinguished and nobody was injured.

A spokesman said the 337 passengers on board had disembarked as normal. Two sailings have been cancelled to allow the damage to be assessed.

He added that the affected passengers would be accommodated on the next available departure.

image copyright PA image caption The ferry was travelling from Dover to Calais