At least five people have died and another 41 are missing after a ferry caught fire in Indonesia on Sunday morning, authorities have confirmed.
The vessel was carrying a total of 271 passengers and crew members from Indonesia's second-largest city, Surabaya in East Java, across the Java Sea to Makassar in South Sulawesi.
Search and rescue officials said 225 people had been rescued by Sunday afternoon but that an operation was still ongoing.
Some passengers reportedly jumped overboard and were picked up by a nearby ship. Four other vessels were on standby nearby but could not approach because of the risk posed by flammable material on the ferry, officials said.
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