MANILA, Philippines — A fire broke out on a ferry in the southern Philippines and raged overnight for eight hours, killing at least 31 of the approximately 250 passengers and crew, officials said Thursday. The ferry’s skipper, however, told coast guard officials that he tried to run the burning ferry aground on the nearest shore to allow more people to …
A Philippine Coast Guard ship sprays water to try to put out a fire on a ferry. A fire broke out on a ferry in the southern Philippines and raged overnight for eight hours, killing at least 31 of the approximately 250 passengers and crew members, officials said Thursday. Many of the more than 200 people who survived the blaze …
