Five dead, 41 missing in Indonesia ferry fire

An Indonesian ferry caught fire at sea on Sunday, killing five people and leaving another 41 missing after some jumped overboard, search and rescue officials confirmed.



A total of 225 people on the vessel were rescued, according to the regional Surabaya Search and Rescue Agency, which provided the latest figures



Some passengers jumped into the sea and were picked up by a nearby ship

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Four other vessels were on standby near the ferry but could not approach because of the risk posed by flammable material on the ferry.



The captain had called the ferry company to report the fire as the vessel sailed from Surabaya in East Java to Makassar in South Sulawesi.



The captain had not been in contact since then