College catches fire

College catches fire

SURABAYA : Fire swept through the three-story head office of
the Surabaya Institute of Technology yesterday morning, causing
the postponement of the swearing in of its new rector, Sugiono.

The fire gutted the building, which housed the
departments of personnel, finance, academics, research and
development and social function. All documents stored in the
building, along with 50 computers, and other office equipment,
were destroyed.

Rachmat Purwono, second assistant to the rector, was quoted by
Antara as saying that the fire might have been ignited by a
mosquito coil lighted by an employee who slept on the second
floor.

Another official of the institute, Hadi Soetrisno, said that
the fire, which caused an estimated loss of Rp 1.5 billion, was
purely an accident and was not related to the scheduled
installation of the new rector. (kod)