Fire victims rebuild houses

JAKARTA (JP): People rendered homeless after a fire in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, last month have started rebuilding their houses.

The fire destroyed 387 houses, leaving 7,185 people homeless.

"I'll build my house again, no matter what," said Suratmi, one of the victims of the fire, over the weekend.

She prefers to sleep on a mat in front of her gutted house instead of at a temporary post set up by the city administration for the fire victims.

The head of Penjaringan district, Imam Supardi, said the victims were still waiting for more donations to help them rebuild. (ste)