Hotel catches fire, guests flee in panic

Hotel catches fire, guests flee in panic

BANDUNG, West Java: The nine-story Panghegar Hotel on Jl.
Merdeka caught fire yesterday, causing hundreds of guests and
employees to flee in panic.

Antara reported that some guests suffered light injuries, but
there were no fatalities.

Witnesses said the fire started at around 1 p.m in the sauna
and fitness facilities on the first floor of the three-star
hotel.

Three fire brigades extinguished the fire three hours later. A
hotel spokesperson estimated a loss of hundreds of million
rupiah, and said that the police were investigating the cause of
the fire. (swe)