Fire victims get compensation

Fire victims get compensation

JAKARTA (JP): The board of directors of Bank Indonesia, the
central bank, has decided to compensate the relatives of the
victims killed in the Dec. 8 fire, which engulfed one of its new
towers, an official said yesterday.

Haryono, one of the directors, said that the compensation was
given to the victims regardless of their status.

The fire, which gutted the top three floors of the 25-story
building, killed 15 people, including three employees of the
bank, police said.

The compensation for the BI employees was handed over to the
victims' relatives yesterday in line with the company's existing
regulations, he said. Two of the three victims were posthumously
proposed for promotion.

The compensation for the other victims, amounting to Rp 10
million (US$2,000) each, was also given yesterday through
representatives of the companies where they used to work, he
said.

Bank Indonesia conveyed its condolences to the victims'
relatives, Haryono said. (hhr)