Fire at Plaza Indonesia panics drivers

A fire resulting from a leak in a gas tank being used during welding work in the Plaza Indonesia P3 parking lot in Central Jakarta on Thursday at around 5:30 p.m. panicked dozens of drivers. They rushed to their cars and frantically tried to get them out of the parking lot of the plush shopping center. No fatalities were reported. Security guard Budi W. said the fire was put out in minutes using the plaza's fire extinguishers. -- JP