MT Federal II blaze on Batam island shipyard marks second fatal incident on the vessel in five months

xJakarta: An oil tanker undergoing repairs at a shipyard in western Indonesia caught fire early Wednesday, killing 10 people and injuring 21 others, local police said.

The blaze broke out aboard the MT Federal II at around 4:30 am (2130 GMT Tuesday), while the vessel was docked at a shipyard on Batam island, near Singapore, local police chief Zaenal Arifin told AFP.

Sparks were seen inside a storage area of the vessel, he added. The fire was extinguished about an hour later.

The victims were taken to four nearby hospitals, and authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the fire.

The Indonesian-flagged tanker was not carrying any oil cargo at the time of the incident

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