Indonesia: Seven people dead in ferry fire

A massive fire broke out today on an Indonesian ferry carrying 350 passengers, killing at least seven people, the navy said, as rescuers pulled survivors and bodies from the burning hull.

The Levina 1 was engulfed in flames shortly after leaving the capital, Jakarta, for the north-western island of Bangka, port spokesman Hambar Wiyadi said. Smoke billowed into the sky hours after the accident.