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5 killed as boat catches fire off Indonesia's North Maluku

Jakarta, Oct 12 (UNI) At least five people have been killed and some others feared dead as a speed boat caught fire in the water off Indonesia's North Maluku province on Saturday, officials said.
The accident occurred at 14:05 local time when the boat with a governor candidate Benny Laos and his supporters on board had been anchoring at a seaport in Taliabu regency and filling fuel before continuing a journey for campaign, said Abdul Muis Uma Ternate, senior official of the local disaster management and mitigation agency.
"Five people have been killed, nine others injured and some other people remain inside the boat as they have been trapped," he told Xinhua.
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