Fire razes two stores in Bandung

BANDUNG: Fire razed two stores selling jeans on Jl. Pasar Selatan here on Thursday afternoon, destroying all the merchandise.

"Two explosions blasted away three metal doors of the stores before fire ravaged the building," an eyewitness said later in the day.

The fire brigade managed to put out the fire at 6 p.m.

"It was hard to extinguish the fire as the winds were strong," said Tumpal Sirait, head of the fire brigade.

The cause of the fire is still unknown, but preliminary findings point to electrical short circuiting. (25/edt)