Passengers were forced to jump into the sea as flames engulfed the vessel, which was traveling from Zamboanga in the southern Philippines.
At least 31 people, including a baby, died in the Philippines after a ferry carrying 250 passengers caught fire, authorities said Thursday. Passengers were forced to jump into the sea as flames engulfed the vessel overnight, leaving some stranded in their cabins.The fire raged for more than eight hours, according to the Philippine coast guard. About 60 people were sent to hospitals.
“We don’t really know what happened. There could be hazardous materials inside the boat. … There’s no indication that it was carried out by militants. But it will be investigated,” Balilo said in an interview.Authorities initially counted a dozen dead, and 18 more bodies were recovered Thursday, most of them in the budget section of the ship.
“I could hear a young man instructing everyone outdoors to jump,” said Culajara, 30. He took his chances to find another exit and came upon a crew member who directed him outdoors.On deck, he was handed a life vest, but for a while, no one around him jumped into the sea. “From where I was standing about seven feet from me, you could clearly see the fire getting bigger and bigger already — it was consuming the upper floors of the ship,” he recounted.
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