Elderly woman trapped in fire

JAKARTA (JP): A 68-year old woman lost her life after being trapped in a fire which destroyed her house on Jl. Mawar Merah, Pondok Kopi, East Jakarta on Thursday.

The victim, identified as Julimar, was alone at the house when the fire broke out at 11 a.m., a relative of the victim said.

"Julimar was sick and tried to save herself in the bathroom but the fire still overwhelmed her," the relative said at the morgue of the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital.

He said Julimar lived with her husband and two children but gave no information on the whereabouts of the latter when the fire took place.

Fireman Hendrian said the fire was believed caused by a short circuit in the house. (jun)