Fire guts domino factory

Sat, 04 Feb 1995

SURABAYA, East Java: Fire destroyed a domino factory and two other buildings in a densely populated area yesterday.

Eye witnesses said the fire started in the storeroom of the old two story factory at 6.30 a.m. Firefighters took 90 minutes to extinguish the blaze.

Chief of the North Surabaya police precinct, Lt. Col. P.H. Purnomo, said the preliminary investigation suggested that an electrical short circuit caused the fire.

There was no word of any casualties. The police estimated the resulted loss at "several hundred million rupiah". The destroyed printing machine represents the biggest lost, Antara reported. (pan)

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