The transport ministry of Indonesia has informed that more than 200 passengers rescued from an Indonesian ferry fire. The ferry got fire accidentally on Tuesday at capital Jakarta.

The ferry was travelling to south of Singapore. The destination of the ferry was Batam Island which is 26 kilometres (16 miles) north of Jakarta.

The fire broke out at 3:35 am (2035 GMT Monday). This fact has been informed by the ministry spokesman Bambang Ervan in a recent press release. He has also added that the fire was extinguished about 90 minutes later.

As per Ervan around 225 passengers on board the Selvia were rescued. The fire was controlled on time and the passengers were rescued. He has also said that the government has ordered an investigation into the cause this fire.

Meanwhile nearly 30 people were killed in earlier half of this month. A ferry carrying around 400 people on board caught fire and these people have lost their lives in this accident. However, this time the passengers were saved just on time due to the help of the fire brigade.