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| Indonesian ferry fire kills eight | |
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| At least eight people, including two children, have died after fire broke out on a ferry shortly after it set sail from Indonesia's capital Jakarta. | |
| The Levina I, with more than 200 people on board, was 80km (50 miles) from shore en route to Bangka island when the fire broke out. | The Levina I, with more than 200 people on board, was 80km (50 miles) from shore en route to Bangka island when the fire broke out. |
| Five navy ships and two aircraft were despatched to evacuate survivors. | Five navy ships and two aircraft were despatched to evacuate survivors. |
| The accident is the latest in a string of deadly incidents that have cast doubt over Indonesia's safety record. | The accident is the latest in a string of deadly incidents that have cast doubt over Indonesia's safety record. |
| Officials said 211 passengers and crew had so far been saved, many of them taken off the burning vessel by another ferry. | Officials said 211 passengers and crew had so far been saved, many of them taken off the burning vessel by another ferry. |
| RECENT INDONESIAN DISASTERS Ferry fire 22 Feb 2007: At least seven die as Bangka ferry catches fireTrain crash 16 Jan 2007: At least five die as train falls from bridge in JavaLandslide 12 Jan 2007: Landslide kills at least 16 on island of SangihePlane crash 1 Jan 2007: Passenger plane carrying 102 people crashes in sea west of Sulawesi islandFerry sinks 30 Dec 2006: More than 350 lost as ferry sinks between Borneo and JavaStampede 20 Dec 2006: 10 killed, dozens injured in a stampede at Java pop concertEarthquake 18 Dec 2006: Seven killed, about 100 injured in a quake in Sumatra Indonesia's public perils | RECENT INDONESIAN DISASTERS Ferry fire 22 Feb 2007: At least seven die as Bangka ferry catches fireTrain crash 16 Jan 2007: At least five die as train falls from bridge in JavaLandslide 12 Jan 2007: Landslide kills at least 16 on island of SangihePlane crash 1 Jan 2007: Passenger plane carrying 102 people crashes in sea west of Sulawesi islandFerry sinks 30 Dec 2006: More than 350 lost as ferry sinks between Borneo and JavaStampede 20 Dec 2006: 10 killed, dozens injured in a stampede at Java pop concertEarthquake 18 Dec 2006: Seven killed, about 100 injured in a quake in Sumatra Indonesia's public perils |
| It was not clear if others were still unaccounted for, in part because there were conflicting reports about the numbers of people who had been on the ferry. | It was not clear if others were still unaccounted for, in part because there were conflicting reports about the numbers of people who had been on the ferry. |
| "We are still looking for (anyone unaccounted for) by combing through the waters. They may have jumped into the sea because the ferry was hot due to the fire," Lieutenant-Colonel Hendra Pakan of Indonesia's navy told Reuters news agency. | "We are still looking for (anyone unaccounted for) by combing through the waters. They may have jumped into the sea because the ferry was hot due to the fire," Lieutenant-Colonel Hendra Pakan of Indonesia's navy told Reuters news agency. |
| The accident was the most deadly since a passenger ferry carrying around 600 people capsized in late December off Java island, leaving more than half the passengers feared dead. | The accident was the most deadly since a passenger ferry carrying around 600 people capsized in late December off Java island, leaving more than half the passengers feared dead. |
| Indonesia, with its hundreds of islands, relies on ferries to provide a cheap and extensive passenger network. | 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. | But many vessels are badly maintained, and there have been a number of recent accidents. |