As a result of the incident, at least 18 people were injured. As reported on Thursday morning, February 22, the CNN channel Spain, the explosion occurred about one o'clock Wednesday afternoon local time.

The ferry arrived at the mooring place a few minutes before the explosion occurred and a fire broke out. After that eyewitnesses heard shouts, and passengers began to run out in panic to the pier.

Ambulance carried the wounded to hospitals. As the newspaper reports, on board the ferry there were also tourists.

The cause of the explosion at the moment is set by the police.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, in Peru on Wednesday, February 21, a passenger bus fell into the abyss. According to the latest data, as a result of the road accident, 44 people were killed. Another 23 were hospitalized in hospitals with injuries of varying severity.