Five dead, 41 missing in Indonesia ferry fire

Indonesia has had a second ferry accident in two months after a passenger vessel on the Makassar city in South Sulawesi caught fire on Sunday, killing five.

Five people have been found dead and 41 are missing after an Indonesian ferry carrying at least 250 people caught fire while at sea, officials say.

SURABAYA: An Indonesian ferry caught fire at sea on Sunday (Aug 2), killing five people and leaving another 41 missing after some jumped overboard, search and rescue officials said.A total of 225 people on the vessel were rescued, said the regional Surabaya Search and Rescue Agency, which provided the latest figures in

Search and rescue is working to rescue people from the water after the ferry carrying 250 people caught fire.

The vessel with 271 people on board caught fire off Madura island.

271 people were on board 3 MIN(s) ago UPDATED 3 MIN(s) ago WORLD AFP, Jakarta, Indonesia Five people have been found dead and 41 are missing after an Indonesian ferry with 271 people on board caught fire while at sea on Sunday, search and rescue officials said.The captain reported the fire as the vessel sailed from Ind

The captain reported the fire as the vessel sailed from Surabaya, Indonesia's second-largest city in East Java, to Makassar in South Sulawesi.