Hundreds rescued from Indonesia passenger ferry blaze

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Hundreds rescued from Indonesia passenger ferry blaze  Indonesian rescuers evacuated over 560 people from a burning ferry, with three confirmed dead. Survivors were pulled from the sea and nearby islands.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/21/568-people-survive-after-an-indonesian-passenger-ferry-caught-fire-at-sea-killing-3  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Indonesian rescuers said on Monday that three people died and more than 560 were evacuated

00:08from a ferry that caught fire at sea a day earlier. Authorities previously said five people

00:14had died, but the National Search and Rescue Agency revised it to three after two passengers

00:20initially reported as dead were saved in a hospital, including a two-month-old baby whose

00:25lungs were filled with seawater. A Coast Guard vessel, six rescue ships and several inflatable

00:31boats were deployed in the rescue operation. Many survivors were pulled from the sea and taken to

00:37nearby islands. Local fishermen also rescued passengers found drifting in life jackets.

00:43Officials said the fire that began in the ferry's stern was extinguished within an hour.

00:48Being an island archipelago, ferries are a common mode of transport in Indonesia.

00:52Disasters occur regularly, with weak safety enforcement often blamed.

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