8 killed, dozens injured in Indonesia ship fire

At least eight people were killed and over 50 injured on Wednesday when a fire broke out on a passenger ship in Surabaya, Indonesia, Antara news agency reported. The fire on the KM Kirana IX ship sailing from Surabaya city, the capital of East Java toward Barjarmasin city in South Kalimantan occurred on Wednesday morning when a truck in the ship caught fire. The blaze triggered panic among the passengers and they immediately fled the ship, starting a stampede. "Eight people were killed and tens of others wounded after being trodden by others during the escape from the ship," a Tanjung Perak seaport official said. About 50 people were rushed to the hospital. The fire has been put out. The incident follows another ship disaster in the country on Monday, when at least four people were killed in a fire on the KM Marina Nusantara with nearly 550 passengers on board. The ship caught fire after collision with a tugboat in a river at South Kalimantan of Indonesia.