Fire razes 150 houses

SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: At least 150 houses were razed by fire in the city early on Thursday.

Witnesses said the fire began at an old house in the area.

There were no casualties, the Antara news agency reported.

This is the second major fire in the city in the past two days. On Wednesday, a fire gutted a post office, two vans, six motorcycles and 40 computer terminals. (rms)