Four die in shop-house fire

JAKARTA: Four people died after being trapped in the fire that gutted a four-story shop-house in Harmoni Mas business area on Jl. Jembatan Dua Raya, Bandengan, North Jakarta, midday on Monday.

"Three bodies were found on the fourth floor of the building right in front of the door, while the last one was found under a table on the third floor ... apparently they were trying to get out," Rudito, a fire fighter told reporters.

The victims are identified as Mrs. Eng, who is the wife of the shop owner Teddy Wijaya, her son Anto, and shop attendants Ekawati and Neneng.

The police are still investigating the cause of the fire. -- JP