Fire destroys admin office

PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: Fire razed the Palangkaraya administration office in the early hours of Thursday, causing total losses of about Rp 15 billion, Antara reported.

"We estimate the building damage alone to reach Rp 10 billion," Palangkaraya Mayor Salundik Gohong said.

Priceless documents were also lost in the fire, he said. "The cause of fire is still being investigated. For the meantime we will move to an unused administration building," Salundik said. (edt)