KUALA LUMPUR: An Indian-owned tanker headed to Bangladesh with 23 onboard caught fire in Malaysian waters, with one sailor feared dead, a maritime official said on Monday.

The fire that broke out on Sunday in the engine room had now been contained, said western Johor state maritime enforcement chief Aminuddin Abdul Rashid.

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