Passengers and crew jump into sea to escape Indonesia ferry blaze

Smoke billows from the wreckage of the KM Karya Indah ferry after it caught fire off Limafatola Island, Indonesia (National Search and Rescue Agency/BASARNAS/AP)

A ferry with nearly 200 people on board caught fire in eastern Indonesia early on Saturday.

Passengers and crew members were forced to jump into the sea but no casualties were reported, officials said.