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Indonesia ferry fire kills five as hundreds rescued.

KM Barcelona 5 ferry after a fire broke out while on its way to Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province.[AFP]

An Indonesian ferry fire killed at least five people on Sunday, the country's coast guard said, while more than 200 others were saved with many jumping overboard to flee the huge blaze.

The KM Barcelona 5 ferry was engulfed in flames off the coast of Sulawesi island, Indonesia's Maritime Security Agency said, just weeks after at least 19 people were killed when a ferry sank off the popular resort island of Bali.

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