Probers: Lamp spark triggered ferry fire
A spark from a ceiling lamp in a passenger cabin may have caused the fire that killed dozens of passengers on the ferry Lady Mary Joy 3 off Basilan, Philippine Coast Guard investigators said yesterday.
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A spark from a ceiling lamp in a passenger cabin may have caused the fire that killed dozens of passengers on the ferry Lady Mary Joy 3 off Basilan, Philippine Coast Guard investigators said yesterday.
The southern Philippines plunged into mourning Thursday after a ferry carrying about 250 passengers and crew caught fire, and 31 people drowned or died in the blaze, local authorities said.
MANILA, Philippines - A Philippine coast guard commander said Friday that the tragic scenes of death his team saw aboard a gutted ferry, including bodie
(2nd UPDATE) Basilan's search and rescue workers find 13 bodies in ill-fated MV Lady Mary Joy 3
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A ferry carrying about 250 passengers and crew caught fire between Philippine islands and at least 12 people were killed wi...