Boat on fire as flames send the Philippine Coast Guard into action

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The Philippine coast guard rescued 120 people from a blazing ferry that caught fire while transiting between two islands on Sunday.

Coast guard members aboard another vessel used a water cannon to quell the flames aboard the M/V Esperanza Star, Reuters reported. Such incidents are not uncommon in the Philippines, a country sporting some 7,600 islands and few regulations around maritime safety.

The Esperanza Star was carrying 65 passengers and 55 crew, all of whom were safely off-boarded. The cause of the fire remains a question, however, and officials have not yet specified where the rescued people were taken.

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