'People were trampling me': Philippine ferry fire survivor recalls narrow escape
A survivor has told the BBC of the chaos onboard as the ferry caught fire near the popular tourist spot of Coron.
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Coverage at a glance
- First observed by CurrentWire: ABC News · Sep 10, 2026 at 2:34 AM ET
- Coverage span: 7h 16m
- Coverage: 5 reports from 4 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 2 → 4 publications in 14h 0m
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8 publications have covered this story since CurrentWire first saw it: BBC News, CBS News, NBC News, ABC News, CBC News, France 24, Al Jazeera, The Guardian.
Coverage
5 reports from 4 publications.
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BBC NewsTier A
'People were trampling me': Philippine ferry fire survivor recalls narrow escape(opens original report in a new tab)CBS NewsTier B
Deadly fire on ferry off Philippines leaves dozens of people missing(opens original report in a new tab)A fire on a passenger ferry off the western Philippines left dozens of people missing and killed at least five. An intense and widespread search was on for the unaccounted for. — CBS News
CBS NewsTier B
5 killed in Philippines ferry fire(opens original report in a new tab)Five people died and dozens are missing after a fire engulfed a passenger ferry in the Philippines. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more details. — CBS News
NBC NewsTier B
At least five dead, dozens missing after Philippine ferry fire(opens original report in a new tab)The Philippine coast guard searched for survivors after a ferry carrying 134 people caught fire in the western Palawan province while sailing from Manila. Authorities said at least five people died while dozens of… — NBC News
ABC NewsTier B
Fire on passenger ferry in Philippines leaves dozens missing and at least 5 dead(opens original report in a new tab)Dozens of people are missing after a fire burned on a passenger ferry off the western Philippines — ABC News
How coverage developed
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Signal breakdown
CurrentWire ranked this story 78.1 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.
- Freshness
- 30.3 of 35
- Source authority
- 20 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 12.9 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 3.5 of 10
- Story prominence
- 8 of 10
- Velocity
- 3.3 of 5
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