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Royal caribbean said in a statement, on monday, may 27th, at approximately 2:50 a.m. "grandeur of the seas" experienced a fire on the mooring area of deck three. the fire has since been extinguished. but, in an abundance of caution the captain deemed it necessary to muster all guests at their assembly stations. all passengers were found and safe, but some took to the message board of cruise critic and complained there was fainting and vomiting as they waited for hours. the "grandeur of the seas" was just renovated last year. it was rerouted on monday to freeport for evaluation, and royal carib...

But we were both just, like, shaking and so much adrenaline pumping through our veins. we probably ran up to that deck faster than we ever ran before. we were terrified, though. and a lot of people were just crying and freaking out. >> for more now on the unfolding situation, erin mcpike joins me from the port of baltimore where the ship originally set sail. erin, what is the royal caribbean company saying about what happened? >> reporter: joe, it's tweeted updates today for passengers and for loved ones of passengers. royal caribbean also put out a statement explaining what happened early thi...

This year, mechanical problems caused a major cruise ship to upend a caribbean vacation for thousands of passengers. this time it was a fire. passenger katie coleman told cnn -- >> most terrifying thing in my life. >> reporter: in february, it was an engine room fire on the carnival ship triumph, shutting down the ship for days. one month later, carnival's dream lost power while in port, and now rival royal caribbean has its own set of problems. royal caribbean said in a statement, at approximately 2:50 a.m., grandeur of the seas experienced a fire on the mooring area of deck 3. the fire has s...

We enter into the 8:00 eastern hour. our affiliate is live from riviera beach, florida. >> reporter: good morning. we're talking about the grandeur of the seas cruise ship. this cruise ship left baltimore or friday and headed for cococay, bahamas. a fire broke out and the crew members were able to contain the fire. there are firewalls on board a ship just for reasons like this. a fire can't spread throughout the entire cruise ship. passengers -- 2200 passengers were moved to assembly stations to keep them safe throughout the

One witness said it felt like earthquake hit. two workers went to the hospital with serious injuries. texas. severe storms damaged several homes in dallas-fort worth. lightning tore through roofs and sparked fires inside of some houses. one homeowner says he heard thunder and then he smelled smoke. >> there is my ceiling in my living room here. and i guess this is where the lightning bolt hit. >> nobody hurt. >> oregon. thousands of folks south and west of eugene filled the streets for a massive tsunami drill. they made their way to 15 assembly stations as officials tested emergency communicat...