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The vessel with at least 250 people on board caught fire off Madura island.
An Indonesian ferry carrying 271 people has caught fire in waters off Madura island, killing at least five people and leaving 41 others unaccounted for, authorities said
Sky News – World The vessel with at least 250 people on board caught fire off Madura island.
BBC News – World The vessel with at least 250 people on board caught fire off Madura island.
NPR – World A total of 225 people on the ferry were rescued, while some passengers jumped into the sea to escape the fire, according to Basarnas, Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency.
Sky News – World At least five people have died and 41 are missing after a ferry caught fire off the coast of an Indonesian island, officials have said.
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