The fire reportedly started in the central part of the ship around noon, citing local media. The crew, which was on board, has already left the ship by order of the company (Photos of twitter and www.puentedemando.com)

There has been a large-scale fire on board the Lírica cruise ship of the company MSC Cruises, which has been docked for weeks in the Port of Corfu, in Greek waters in the heart of the Aegean Sea... the cruise came from Italy and arrived in Corfu waiting to restart its commercial activity... situation caused by the pandemic we are suffering.

The flames started in a lifeboat, affecting the central area... the crew on board has left the ship, without any injuries being reported... the fire has prevented the fire from spreading throughout the ship.

MSC has officially confirmed that it is not necessary to regret even wounded, among the more than 50 crew members on board the MSC Lírica.