Five dead in fire in pump room

The "Gankoroma" suffered a fire in a pump room on Sep 7, 2017, at 3.20 p.m. during maintenance works at the Batam Ship Repair Yard, Batam. Five people died and one was seriously injured. The fire was extinguished, authorities were investigating the cause of the fire, which was believed to be either open fire during welding works, or a shortcut.