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Fire on Cruise Ship Off Australia Kills Man

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<i> Associated Press</i>

A fire in the engine room of a cruise ship off Australia killed one crew member and injured another Sunday, but the blaze was put out before it could reach the 1,200 passengers or disable the vessel.

P&O; Sitmar Cruises, owners of the Fairstar, said a 44-year-old boiler attendant died after suffering burns to 75% of his body during what was to be a routine testing of an auxiliary boiler.

The ship was off the New South Wales state coast and heading back to Sydney after a 10-day cruise when the fire occurred.

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