Quantum of the Seas damaged in ship fire

Quantum of the Seas, the next addition to Royal Caribbean's fleet, has suffered damage after a fire broke out on one if its decks.

The vessel is still being built at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, and is due to enter service at the end of October, with an initial season scheduled in the Bahamas over the winter before it relocates to Shanghai in China from next spring.

According to reports, the blaze broke out in a cabin on deck three of the 167,800-ton vessel, which will be capable of carrying up to 4,180 passengers.

Local fire services were called to the shipyard and were able to tackle the fire in a short amount of time, however two people were transferred to the local hospital in Papenburg to be treated for smoke inhalation.

It is estimated that the damage to Quantum of the Seas will cost approximately €50,000 (£40,300) to remedy.

The first Quantum-class vessel from Royal Caribbean, it will be followed next spring by sister ship Anthem of the Seas, which will sail out of Southampton.