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Fire ravages three fishing boats in Bali port
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Passengers and crew jump into the waters of Benoa Port in Denpasar, Bali, on Sept. 22, 2016 in a training exercise in case of fire onboard. Three boats were destroyed by a fire on Jan. 25 at the port. (JP/Wira Suryantala)
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hree fishing boats belonging to private company PT Jaya Kota Benoa were destroyed by a blaze at Benoa Port in Denpasar, Bali, on Wednesday. No fatalities were reported.
The port police chief Comr. Nyoman Gatra said the fire occurred at 1:50 p.m. local time, which started from one of the boats that was berthed at the port.
“The fire then spread to other boats adjacent to it,” Gatra said as reported by kompas.com.
(Read also: Ferry bound for Tidung Island explodes, killing 23)
He said firefighters tried to isolate the fire by cutting the mooring lines of the docked boats in attempt to separate them.
He added that 15 fire trucks and two fire boats were deployed to extinguish the blaze, which took approximately three hours to subdue.
Police are still investigating the cause of the fire.(jun)
