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Fire that burned a fuel cargo vessel has reportedly claimed the lives of five persons.
The victims were crew members of the boat.
The incident began at 8:15 pm on Monday.
Crew members were reportedly loading gasoline at the port of Zamboanga City when an explosion occurred.
A survivor said he jumped off the vessel with his father, but seven other personnel were left inside the boat.
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The vessel was scheduled to transport gasoline to Sulu when the accident happened.
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