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  "id": 6510228,
  "title": "Philippine ferry fire kills 5, 87 missing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/philippine-ferry-fire-kills-5-87-missing-6510228",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T00:12:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/10/philippine-ferry-fire-kills-5-87-missing"
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  "account": "A fire aboard the M/V June Aster ferry near the tourist hotspot of Palawan, Philippines, resulted in at least five deaths and 87 people still unaccounted for, according to the Philippine Coast Guard. The fire broke out on Wednesday evening, approximately 2.2km offshore. Five casualties had been brought ashore, and video footage from the coast guard showed the vessel fully engulfed in flames. The coast guard reported that the ship's manifest listed 134 passengers and crew, but only 42 individuals had been rescued. Of the rescued, 38 were passengers and four were crew members. Coast guard captain Noemi Cayabyab emphasized that the information is live data and subject to change as search and rescue operations continue. Attempts to communicate with the rescued individuals have been unsuccessful, and efforts to extinguish the blaze are ongoing. Tracking data from MarineTraffic indicated that the June Aster had departed from Manila earlier.",
  "summary": "A fire erupted aboard a ferry carrying 134 passengers and crew near a tourist hotspot in Palawan province.",
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        "title": "Five dead, more than 80 missing after Philippine ferry fire",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/five-dead-more-than-80-missing-after-philippine-ferry-fire-6545247",
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