The Zharo Express ferry burns just off Muara Angke port in North Jakarta. 5 people died and many more were rescued. Photo / Supplied
Five people have been killed and around 100 people rescued after a fire ripped through a boat carrying tourists to islands north of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, authorities said.
Along with five fatalities, 17 people were also injured, said Ferry Budiharso, a spokesman for the Thousand Island police, the area
where the boat was heading.
The head of Jakarta's search and rescue agency, Hendra Sudirman, said that 98 people had been rescued from the water.
The boat, Zahro Express, caught fire shortly after leaving Muara Angke port in North Jakarta early on Sunday due to a short circuit on a power generator on the boat, Budiharso said.
- AAP
