Passengers rescued as second ferry in days catches fire in Indonesia

A navy vessel and other ships responded swiftly to rescue over 100 people from a ferry engulfed in flames off the popular tourist island of Bali. The incident, which occurred in the early morning hours as the ferry traveled from Bali to Lombok, marks the second ferry fire in the region within days.

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As of now, we have not received any report of casualties.

Officials reported that at least 114 people were on board the passenger ferry. According to Muhamad Hariyadi, head of the search and rescue agency in Mataram, Lombok, passengers were evacuated onto at least three different vessels, including a navy ship and another ferry. Search and rescue vessels were on the scene, and a helicopter conducted aerial surveillance.

"As of now, we have not received any report of casualties," Hariyadi told Metro TV, confirming that all passengers appeared to be off the ship. "We visually see no passengers on the ship."

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We have approached the ship and confirmed that all passengers are no longer on board.

This event follows a recent tragedy where five people died in a ferry fire off Java island last week. In July, another ferry carrying over 70 people sank near Selayar, south of Sulawesi, resulting in four bodies recovered and 14 people still missing.

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We visually see no passengers on the ship.