At least 12 people died and 230 were rescued after a fire engulfed a ferry in Basilan, authorities said Thursday, March 30. ManilaBulletin
The Lady Mary Joy 3 was travelling from Zamboanga City to Jolo, Sulu when the fire broke out late Wednesday, March 29, prompting passengers to jump overboard, disaster officer Nixon Alonzo said.
"Twelve cadavers have been retrieved...three of them are children, including a six-month-old baby," Salliman told AFP.It was not clear how the fire started.
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