Pleasure boat crashes on London's Thames after small fire
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Public safety officials say a pleasure boat carrying 151 people crashed into a pier on the River Thames in London after an engine fire.
The London Fire Brigade said it was called at around 3.45 p.m. (1445GMT) Sunday to reports of a fire on the triple-decker vessel Erasmus. It says a small fire in the engine room was extinguished before fire crews arrived.
The brigade says 142 passengers and six crew members were evacuated. Three crew members remained on board.
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The Metropolitan Police Service says officers and ambulance crews responded as a precaution, but there were no reports of significant injuries.
Footage filmed by witnesses shows what appears to be smoke billowing from the back of the 300-ton boat as it veered across the river before crashing into Canary Wharf Pier.