3 killed in ship fire in Spain’s Canary Islands

SANAA, Dec. 26 (YPA) – Three people were killed and four others injured in a fire on board a Russian fishing vessel in the Canary Islands of Spain.
“The fire broke out on board the Russian fishing vessel Svyburg in Las Palmas port on the island of Gran Canaria,” Russia Today reported, citing local sources.

The sources pointed out that ” nine firefighting cars were used during the extinguishing of the fire, three bodies were recovered, believed to be members of the crew, and four wounded were taken to the local hospital,” and explained that “the identities and nationalities of the victims have not been identified yet.”