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