The accident occurred late on Tuesday in Mbandaka in Equateur province.
The dead include children, he told reporters, adding that hundreds remain unaccounted for, while more than 150 victims were rescued with varying degrees of burns.
Media reports indicated that the fire was ignited when a woman was cooking food aboard the boat.
The HB Kokolo boat used to connect passengers from the port of Bolenge in Equateur province to a major market in Ngbondo village which serves several territories, according to media reports.
The accident occurred days after more than 50 people perished after an overloaded boat capsized on the same river.
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