A blaze on an Indonesian passenger ferry leaves at least 5 dead and dozens missing

An Indonesian ferry carrying 271 people has caught fire in waters off Madura island, killing at least five people and leaving 41 others unaccounted for, authorities said

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2391x1594+0+0/resize/2391x1594!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F74%2F4f%2Fdadd4a6d423b829423e1b835c794%2Fap26214347785378.jpg' alt='In this photo made from video released by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026, smoke billows from passenger ship Mutiara Santosa 2 after it caught fire in the waters off Madura Island, Indonesia.'/><p>An Indonesian ferry carrying 271 people has caught fire in waters off Madura island, killing at least five people and leaving 41 others unaccounted for, authorities said</p><p>(Image credit: BASARNAS)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-136858' />