Careless motorist razes family home

Careless motorist razes family home

BOGOR: The carelessness of a motorist almost killed a family when
the suspect, who is still at large, threw a cigarette butt into a
gas kiosk owned by Didin, 40, and wife Titih, 36, in Parung
Banteng village, Bogor.

Eyewitness Romly, a relative, said that the cigarette butt
started a fire at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday that burned down both
the kiosk and the house behind it.

Both victims suffered serious burns and were taken to the
Indonesian Red Cross Hospital in Bogor, from where they will be
transferred to Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Central
Jakarta.

Neighbors managed to save the couple's 3-year-old daughter
Nurul Azizah, 3.

It took four fire trucks, which arrived at the scene 30
minutes later, to extinguish the fire.

East Bogor police station chief Adj. Comr. Taryadi said they
were investigating the case and searching for the motorist who
caused the fire. -- JP