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Ferry fire off Basilan leaves 12 dead, at least 7 missing

(UPDATE) ZAMBOANGA CITY: At least a dozen people, including a child, were killed and many more injured after a fire broke out in a ferry off the southern Philippine province of Basilan.

The MV Lady Mary Joy 3, owned by Aleson Shipping Lines, departed Zamboanga City on Wednesday evening, March 29, and was sailing to Sulu province when the fire broke out off Hadji Muhtamad town and the ferry drifted to Baluk-Baluk Island where it ran aground, according to the Philippine Coast Guard.