At least seven people were killed and scores plucked to safety after a fire ripped through a ferry and forced passengers to jump overboard, the coast guard and witnesses said.
The blaze broke out on the Mercraft 2 at around 6.30am as it carried 134 passengers and crew from Polillo Island to Real in Quezon province on the main island of Luzon.
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