A ferry travelling from the Indonesian tourist island of Bali with around 130 people on board has caught fire in waters off Lombok on Wednesday morning, with the evacuation of the passengers underway, officials said.
The KM Putri Yasmin ferry left Padangbai port in Bali for Lembar port in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara province, I Gusti Lanang Wiswananda, the head of Bali's rescue agency, told Reuters.
The head of West Nusa Tenggara rescue agency Muhammad Hariyadi told local broadcaster Kompas TV the incident started in the Lombok Strait at 4:39 am on Wednesday (2039 GMT Tuesday).
He added that more than 200 personnel were deployed to evacuate all passengers.
Meanwhile, Heri Wiyanto, an official at Padangbai port on Bali, told Kompas TV that the ferry was carrying 114 passengers and 17 crew, based on the manifest.
He noted that authorities had evacuated 33 passengers so far, while Kompas TV reported all passengers are safe.
No details were provided on how the ferry caught fire during its trip.
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