Family of seven burned alive

Family of seven burned alive

JAKARTA: Seven members of the same family were burned alive
when fire tore through a house in Vila Jombang Baru housing
estate in Jombang, Tangerang, on Sunday morning.

Among the victims were house owners Edy and his wife, and
their relatives, including a three-month old baby, Elshinta
reported. The bodies were later taken to the Cipto Mangunkusumo
Public Hospital.

Police are still investigating the cause of the fire.

The tragedy follows another fatal fire on Saturday morning
when a gas tank explosion in a house on Jl. Jagal Peternakan,
North Jakarta, killed two people and injured three others. --JP