The fire broke out in the electrical generator room.

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More than 1, 000 passengers and crew on the Costa Allegra a sister ship of the Costa Concordia, which capsized last month suffered through three days of being stranded after a fire in the generator room caused the cruise ship to lose power.

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He said investigators are still working on lighting the room because the ship is operating on temporary power from a generator on the dock.

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