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Fire starts on Indonesian ferry Six die in Indonesian ferry fire
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Fire has broken out on a ferry with about 250 people aboard, shortly after it set sail from the Indonesian capital, Jakarta at dawn on Thursday. Six people, including two children, have died after fire broke out on a ferry shortly after it set sail from the Indonesian capital, Jakarta.
The Levina I was 80km (50 miles) from shore, en route to Bangka island off Sumatra, when the fire started. The Levina I, carrying about 250, was 80km (50 miles) from shore, en route to Bangka island, when the fire started.
Five navy ships and two aircraft have been despatched to try to evacuate passengers on the ferry.Five navy ships and two aircraft have been despatched to try to evacuate passengers on the ferry.
There are unconfirmed reports of six fatalities on the ship, according to navy sources quoted by Reuters. About 200 people have been rescued, taken off the burning vessel by another ferry, police said.
Indonesia, with its hundreds of islands, relies on ferries to provide a cheap and extensive passenger network.
But many vessels are badly maintained, and there have been a number of recent accidents.
In December, more than 400 died when a ferry sank in a story in the Java Sea.