Emergency crews have been deployed to evacuate passengers and crew after a fire broke out aboard the Mutiara Sentosa 2 ferry off the coast of Indonesia.
At least five people have died and 41 more are missing, with a major search and rescue operation now under way. The ferry was carrying 250 passengers and crew when the fire started.
Fire started hours after departure
The vessel had departed a port in Surabaya heading for Makassar, and the fire is understood to have started just hours after it left.
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Search and rescue teams are working to evacuate those on board as emergency boats have been dispatched to the scene.
