JAKARTA, Aug 18 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least three people were killed and three others injured, after a fire broke out at a hotel building in the southern part of Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, late yesterday, an official said, today.
According to the local police, the fire started at around 11:50 p.m. local time last night, at the F2 Hotel in the subdistrict of Kebayoran Baru, and was extinguished by 2:40 a.m. on Friday.
The subdistrict’s police chief, Tribuana Roseno told the media that, three hotel guests died in the fire, who were trapped in a room that had no ventilation. The blaze also wounded three other guests who are currently treated in nearby hospitals.
Initial investigations revealed that cigarette butts were the cause of the fire.– NNN-ANTARA
