Fire of love burns couple

Fire of love burns couple

CILACAP, Central Java (JP): A husband and wife's burning passion for each other took a literal twist on Monday night when the couple, enraged by excessive jealousy, doused each other with petrol and then set themselves alight.

Suripto, 43, and Susiati, 32, who have one child, lost control amid a bitter quarrel in which they accused each other of having lover indulging in torrid love affairs.

Neighbors rushed to the scene upon hearing Susiati scream at the top of her voice. They then saw the burning Suripto crash out of a window.

The husband was found engulfed in flames. Although his neighbors managed to extinguish the fire, he died on the way to hospital.

Susiati sustained serious burns. (wah/pan)