JAKARTA, Jan 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – Rescuers, yesterday, retrieved the body of a victim killed in a shopping mall fire in the Indonesian city of Jakarta, bringing the total number of deaths to nine, according to the city’s disaster mitigation agency.
The body was discovered at around 2.00 p.m. local time, in a karaoke room on the eighth floor, after six days of searching. The victim has been sent to the police hospital for further identification, along with the other victims, said Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesperson, Mohamad Yohan.
The blaze broke out at Glodok Plaza on Wednesday evening last week, in the densely populated Tamansari sub-district. Many visitors were in the mall at the time. The fire, suspected to have originated on the seventh and eighth floors, was fully extinguished by last Friday.
Police said that, it will take several days to identify the victims and that an investigation into the cause of the fire is still ongoing.
Meanwhile, the city administration announced plans to evaluate the safety standards of Glodok Plaza, in response to the incident.– NNN-ANTARA
