{"id":57040,"date":"2025-07-20T16:42:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T20:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=57040"},"modified":"2025-07-20T16:42:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T20:42:21","slug":"ferry-fire-in-indonesia-kills-at-least-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/ferry-fire-in-indonesia-kills-at-least-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferry fire in Indonesia kills at least 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At least three people were killed and dozens more were evacuated after a ferry caught fire off the coast of Indonesia, according to officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indonesia\u2019s National Search and Rescue Agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1134420818734034\/?s=single_unit\">said<\/a> the ship, identified as KM Barcelona, caught fire near Talise Island in the afternoon while en route from Lirung to Manado. The vessel was carrying approximately 280 passengers at the time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thick smoke billowed from the upper deck, causing panic as passengers\u2014including children\u2014rushed to escape, with some jumping into the water to flee the flames and smoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At least three fatalities had been confirmed, and the number of survivors and missing passengers was still being compiled, according to the Manado Search and Rescue Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of 3 p.m. local time, authorities reported that the fire on board the ship had been extinguished. Rescue and recovery efforts remain ongoing as teams continue to search the surrounding waters and assess the full number of casualties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agency deployed rescue vessels, inflatable boats, and divers to the area. The Indonesian Navy, Water Police, disaster management authorities, and local fishermen are assisting in the search.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials said favorable weather has supported the evacuation efforts, though teams remain cautious due to the risk of explosion or fuel hazards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\udde9 A fire broke out around 1:30 p.m. local time today on the 1:30 p.m. local time today on the KM Barcelona VA ferry off the coast of North Sulawesi, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Indonesia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Indonesia<\/a>.   <br><br>The vessel, carrying over 280 people from the Talaud Islands to Manado City, forced passengers to leap into the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RzSkGB4Eaq\">pic.twitter.com\/RzSkGB4Eaq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; LiveLeaky (@LeakyLive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeakyLive\/status\/1947016109867078055?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least three people were killed and dozens more were evacuated after a ferry caught fire off the coast of Indonesia, according to officials. 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