House fire started by candle

JAKARTA: A house burned down in Sunter Jaya, Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, on Sunday morning.

The fire, which started at about 10:15 a.m., was started by a child playing with a candle, according to the North Jakarta Fire Department.

It was extinguished within less than an hour, Antara reported.

Earlier, the news agency reported that fire destroyed dozens of houses in at least 13 locations across the city on Thursday and Friday during a blackout. Most fire were caused by candles. --JP