HUGE FIRE ENGULFS
FERRY IN PHILIPPINES
Survivors had been added to Leyte
Island on Sunday a Fire engulfed a ferry sporting one hundred sixty- five
humans with inside the vital Philippines and rescuers now say all however had
been introduced to safety. One individual is showed to have died and one is
missing, the Philippine Coast Guard says.
The Mama Mary-Chloe became sailing
among the islands of Bohol and Leyte. A Coast Guard video on Facebook confirmed
survivors ashore in Hilongos, on Leyte. The boat, with 157 passengers and 8
group, had sailed from Ubay, on Bohol. Some reviews say kids needed to leap
from the burning boat earlier than being picked up.
A YouTube video confirmed a big Fire
on board the vessel with thick black billowing smoke and lots of human beings inside
the water. Officials say they do now no longer but realize the motive of the Fire,
however estimate the ferry turned into most effective wearing simply over 1/2
of its most variety of passengers.
"The rescue of the team and
passengers turned into quick due to the assist from [boats] sailing inside the
waters while the incident happened," the Coast Guard said. Boat injuries
are exceedingly not unusual place inside the Philippines, as many vessels are
overcrowded and the huge archipelago suffers from common storms.
