Carnival Cruise ship catches fire [Video]

TAMPA, Fla. — A Carnival Freedom cruise ship’s funnel caught on fire amid bad weather near the Bahamas on Saturday. 

At 3:15 p.m., the ship reported a fire on the port side from the exhaust funnel when it was heading to Freeport after a canceled call to Princess Cay because of the weather, the cruise line said in a news release. 

The ship’s fire response team responded and the ship’s captain turned the vessel towards the heavy rain to help put out the flames. 

A portion of the funnel fell onto one of the Decks, but none of the guests were injured. Two of the firefighters were treated for minor smoke inhalation. 

The fire was put out by 5:20 p.m., and passengers were asked to stay away from balconies and decks. 

There are no operational issues with the ship’s system and the ship continued on to Freeport, according to the …