Five dead, 41 missing in Indonesia ferry fire: rescue officials

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

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

At least five people have died and 41 others remain missing after a ferry carrying around 250 passengers and crew caught fire off Madura Island in Indonesia on Sunday morning, authorities said.The ferry, KMP Mutiara Sentosa 2, was en route from Tanjung Perak Port in Surabaya to Makassar on Sulawesi Island when the capt