{"id":628,"date":"2026-09-11T15:44:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T15:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capitalfeed.news\/?p=628"},"modified":"2026-09-11T15:44:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T15:44:48","slug":"%f0%9f%94%a5tragic-fire-leaves-5-dead-86-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalfeed.news\/?p=628","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udd25Tragic Fire Leaves 5 Dead, 86 Missing\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

At least five people have died and 86 remain missing after a devastating fire engulfed a passenger ferry, leaving families anxiously waiting for news about their loved ones.<\/p>\n

The vessel was carrying 134 people, including 117 passengers and 17 crew members, when the fire broke out Wednesday evening. The ferry was traveling toward its destination when the blaze suddenly spread through the ship, forcing people to escape into the water. So far, 43 people have been rescued, while dozens remain unaccounted for.<\/p>\n

Rescue workers have faced difficult conditions during the search. Thick smoke, strong currents and rough weather have made it harder for teams to reach parts of the badly damaged vessel. Authorities later found charred human remains inside the ferry as rescue efforts continued.<\/p>\n

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For families waiting for answers, the hours since the disaster have been heartbreaking. Relatives have gathered and searched for information about missing passengers, with some describing the uncertainty as unbearable. One woman said she lost contact with her husband and has been desperately waiting to learn whether he survived.<\/p>\n

Survivors have described hearing explosions before the fire rapidly spread. Witness accounts suggest the blaze may have started in the cargo area, where vehicles and other goods were being carried, but authorities have not yet determined the official cause.<\/p>\n

Search and rescue operations are continuing as authorities work to locate those still missing and identify the victims. The investigation into how the fire began is also underway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At least five people have died and 86 remain missing after a devastating fire engulfed a passenger ferry, leaving families anxiously waiting for news about their loved ones. The vessel was carrying 134 people, including 117 passengers and 17 crew members, when the fire broke out Wednesday evening. The ferry was traveling toward its destination […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":629,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-policy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalfeed.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalfeed.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalfeed.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalfeed.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalfeed.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=628"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/capitalfeed.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":633,"href":"https:\/\/capitalfeed.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/628\/revisions\/633"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalfeed.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalfeed.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalfeed.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalfeed.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}