A fire broke out on a channel ferry as it was docking in northern France earlier today.

337 passengers were on board when the fire took hold in the engine room of the Pride of Canterbury shortly after 8am  as the ship arrived into the French port of Calais.

The ferry operator, P&O Ferries, said the blaze was put out by automatic sprinklers and no injuries were reported.

P&O said the Pride of Canterbury would be out of service while the extent of the smoke damage was assessed.

Other ships run by the company were expected to take on the extra passengers in the interim.

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