The Basilan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) on Friday lowered the death toll in the Basilan ferry fire to 28.
The Basilan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office on Friday lowered the death toll in the Basilan ferry fire to 28.
Some passengers died of drowning after jumping off the ship while 260 were rescued. Seven passengers remain missing or unaccounted for. MV Lady Mary Joy 3 was on its way to Jolo, Sulu from Zamboanga City on March 29 when it caught fire at around 10:40 p.m. The blaze was declared fire out at 7:30 a.m. on March 30.
Alonzo said the investigation on the cause of the fire had yet to be completed but added that a full report on the incident may be released on Friday or Saturday morning.
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