Fire razes 100 homes in Palembang

Fire razes 100 homes in Palembang

PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Some 100 homes in the town of
Palembang were razed on Saturday night by a fire that tore
through the Lorong Tangga Raja area of the Seberang Ulu I
district. The fire began at around 9:05 p.m. while most residents
were watching the news, Antara reported.

No casualties were reported from the fire which damaged a
predominantly Arab-Indonesian residential area. The fire was
put out at 1:30 a.m. by firefighters from the local
administration, state-owned fertilizer company PT Pusri and
state-owned oil an gas company Pertamina.

Neighbors helped tear down a few homes in a bid to prevent the
fire from spreading. Victims of the fire took refuge in
relatives' homes.