00:00Passengers leapt from a burning ferry when flames spread across the vessel in Indonesia
00:12on Sunday.
00:14The KM Barcelona VA Ferry was carrying hundreds of passengers from Talaud Islands Regency
00:20to Manado Port in North Sulawesi when the fire erupted.
00:25Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency said there were 280 passengers on board the
00:30ferry during the incident and three people were reported dead.
00:34The agency said the number of evacuated victims and casualties was being compiled, while the
00:38survivors were receiving medical treatment.
00:41They said Marine personnel had been deployed to help with the search and rescue operation.
00:46They said they were combing the waters surrounding the vessel to ensure that no passengers were
00:51left behind or adrift at sea.
00:55They said the search efforts were smooth thanks to favorable weather conditions, but they remained
01:00vigilant due to the potential of explosions or fuel residue from the ship.
01:05Eyewitnesses said during the incident the passengers panicked upon seeing thick smoke from the back
01:10of the ship.
01:11Nearby fishermen came to the rescue by transporting children on board the ship to their boats before
01:16moving the rest of the victims to safety.
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