Fire claims couple's lives

Fire claims couple's lives

TANGERANG: A young couple died on Friday morning as fire
gutted their home in the Pondok Indah Kota Bumi housing complex
in the Pasar Kemis area of Tangerang.

The remains of the victims, Edi Suryanto, 35, and his wife
Yohane, 22, were found wrapped in an embrace near the kitchen
door.

According to Yusuf, a neighbor, the couple arrived home at
about 2 a.m. after watching the Divasea Concert at the Gelora
Bung Karno sports complex in Central Jakarta. Yohane turned on
the gas stove to boil water but she and her husband then fell
asleep.

"My wife was awoken by the smell of smoke, and she rushed out
to find out where it was coming from. The smoke, in fact, was
coming from our next door neighbor's house, which was on fire,"
Yusuf said.

Two fire engines and local residents managed to put out the
fire by 4 a.m.