Fire razes factory, warehouse

Fire razes factory, warehouse

SEMARANG: Fire gutted on Saturday two buildings at the Tanjung Emas Industrial Port, causing an estimated loss of over Rp 4 billion (US$ 1.75 million), Antara reported.

Hundreds of pieces of furniture at the warehouse belonging to the PT Nostalgia Handcrafted Furniture company, and the production room as well as 30 machines of the Tanjung Permai parquet company were destroyed in the fire which began at around 4 a.m.

Antara reported that the police are still investigating the incident, though they suspect that the fire was caused by a short circuit in the finishing room of the parquet company.

It took seven fire engines to extinguish the fire. (swe)