Social media videos show terrified passengers jumping into sea as flames and black smoke billow from burning vessel.

Multiple deaths and hundreds of people rescued as a ferry boat bursts into flames while transporting passengers in Indonesia.

Videos circulating on social media showed dozens of passengers wearing life jackets, panicking as they floated near the vessel. Some were seen sitting along the edge of the burning ship, while others leapt into the water to escape the blaze.

Three people died and more than 500 others were rescued after a ferry caught fire off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, emergency officials said Mond

Three people have died after a ferry caught fire off the coast of Indonesia over the weekend while over 500 were rescued, according to officials.

A ferry named Gregorius Barcelona V burst into flames off North Sulawesi, Indonesia, forcing terrified passengers to jump into the sea. Parents clutched children while thick black smoke engulfed the vessel.

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