Fire engulfs Philippine ship with 544, passengers jump off into the sea
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Manila - MENA
A multi-story ferry with 544 passengers caught fire after docking in the central Philippines on Saturday and people jumped into the sea and clambered down the roof deck to escape black smoke, The Indian Express reported Saturday.
All passengers were safe and only two crew suffered bruises and cuts, officials said.
Several men jumping into the water from the MV Wonderful Stars, which was engulfed in smoke as firefighters struggled to put out the blaze hours after the fire broke out. The ferry had just arrived at a pier in the port city of Ormoc on Leyte Island from nearby Cebu city.
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