3 dead as Indonesian ferry with 280 onboard catches fire, passengers leap into sea

At least three people were killed on Sunday and about 150 others rescued after a passenger ship, carrying around 280, caught fire in the waters of Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province, China’s state-run Xinhua reported.

Videos surfaced on social media showing panicked passengers jumping into the sea as a huge blaze and plumes of thick black smoke engulf the ferry. According to officials, about 130 passengers were still unaccounted for.

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