The three fatalities` identities were Abdul Karim (53) of Banjarmasin, Buyah (43) of Banjarmasin, and Nurhasanah (42) of Lumajang, East Java Province, a nurse at Soeharsono hospital said here on Monday.
The ship with 443 people on board was sailing from Surabaya (East Java) to Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan Province, when it caught fire at 7.30 local time.
The passengers consisted of 394 adults, 23 children, and 22 babies.
The fire broke out after the ship collided with coal tugboat Pualuat Tiga 330/22 off Kadap Isle in the Barito River.
"If I am not mistaken, half an hour after the collision with the tugboat, a blaze broke out in the ship`s hold," Arbainsyah, a passenger, said.
Efforts to extinguish the fire are still going on.
The ship also carried 42 motorcycles, 48 cars and one heavy-duty vehicle. (*)
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