Fire razes office, houses

Fire razes office, houses

BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Fire razed several office
buildings and houses in the Kertak Baru Ilir subdistrict on
Wednesday.

There were no casualties in the fire which caused material
losses of several hundred million rupiah, Antara reported.

The fire was believed to have started in a rented room in one
of the houses and quickly spread to the surrounding crowded
marketplaces and residential areas.

Strong winds made the job of extinguishing the fire even more
difficult and incited panic.

The fire started at around 1:30 p.m. and was put out after an
hour by the fire brigade, with the help of local residents. (pwn)