At least three people, including a pregnant woman, were killed and two others were still missing after the ship caught fire.

Multiple deaths and hundreds of people rescued as a ferry boat bursts into flames while transporting passengers in Indonesia.

At least five people are reported to have died after a ferry caught fire off the coast of Sulawesi Island, Indonesia on Sunday.

The fire broke out at the ferry’s stern as it was on its way to Manado. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The total number of passengers and crew members on the ferry is not known, and there are no immediate reports of injuries. Ferries are a common way to travel in Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands. Marine accidents are frequent, attributed to poor safety standards and bad weather.

Three people have died after a ferry caught fire off the coast of Indonesia over the weekend while over 500 were rescued, according to officials.

Social media videos captured chaotic scenes as a massive fire and thick black smoke consumed the ferry off the coast of Indonesia on Sunday