Indonesian Ferry Carrying 271 People Catches Fire Near Bali

Indonesian Ferry Carrying 271 People Catches Fire Near Bali
An Indonesian Navy rescue team (L) in Bali, Indonesia, on Feb.17, 2014. Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
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NUSA DUA, Indonesia—A passenger ferry carrying 271 people caught fire Wednesday off Indonesia’s resort island of Bali, but there were no immediate reports of casualties, and evacuation efforts were ongoing, rescue officials said.

The Mutiara Timur I was carrying 236 passengers and 35 crew members when it caught fire in the Bali Strait, about 1.5 kilometers (a mile) from Karangasem beach.