Day of fires leaves hundreds homeless: A massive fire burned down 165 houses in the coastal area of Belawan in Medan on Tuesday, leaving hundreds of people homeless. Later in the evening, another fire destroyed five-story shops along on Jl. Sekip in the North Sumatra provincial capital. No casualties were reported, but losses inflicted by the incidents reached billions of rupiah. People who lost their homes, mostly fishermen, have sought refuge in mosques and houses that were spared from the fire. Police are still investigating the cause of the fires. -- JP