Jakarta, January 28: At least seven people were killed when a fire broke out on a ferry travelling between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra overnight, the Transport Ministry said on Friday.
“The ferry caught fire not far from the port of Merak, on Java island, at around 3.30 am today. Seven people have been killed,” Transport Ministry spokesman JA Barat said.
“Many other passengers have been evacuated. But we don’t know how many people were on board,” he added.
Ferries are the main mode of transportation in the Sunda Strait, which separates west Java and east Sumatra.
—Agencies