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Ferry owned by Tirrenia di Navigazione is hosed with water after fire broke out on board near Palermo
29 May 2009
Source: Reuters
 
A ferry owned by Tirrenia di Navigazione is hosed with water after fire broke out on board, prompting the evacuation of over 500 passengers, near the Sicilian port city of Palermo May 29, 2009. There were no injuries among the passengers who were travelling to Sicily from Naples. REUTERS/Carabinieri di Palermo/handout (ITALY DISASTER) QUALITY FROM SOURCE FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
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A fire-fighting airplane drops water over a bushfire at Glyfada suburb south of Athens June 15, 2009. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis (GREECE DISASTER TRANSPORT) ...




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