Merak, Banten (ANTARA News) - A ferry ship which was serving passengers between Merak port of Banten (Java) and Bakauheni port of Lampung (Sumatra) caught fire during its way from Merak to Bakauheni at 3.59 am on Friday.

"We are still evacuating passengers from the ferry ship," Head of Merak`s Inland Waterway Transportation Service (ASDP) Tohar Napitupul said on Friday morning.

The fire took place about three miles from Merak port, near the Ular island.

No immediate report on the victims of the fire.

The ill-fated ship was carrying hundreds of passengers from Merak to Bakauheni.
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