New York Post
Nearly 600 passengers had to be evacuated from a Staten Island ferry that caught fire at the height of Thursday’s evening rush hour, officials said.
The boat was on its way to the outer borough when the fire broke out in the mechanical room shortly after 5 p.m., FDNY officials said. There were no reported injuries.
First responders rushed to the burning boat, which had been anchored in the harbor just off the pier as firefighters fought the blaze. They contained the fire to the engine room.