Kitchen fire disrupts gambling on ship
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2001 | 9:45 a.m.
GULFPORT, Miss. -- Copa Casino halted gambling for about an hour Tuesday after a kitchen fire sent smoke through portions of the 503-foot cruise ship.
No injuries were reported among the gamblers and crew aboard the vessel, which was docked in Gulfport.
Authorities responding to a 5 a.m. alarm said they arrived to find one side of the ship filled with smoke.
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