Luxury mall turned into ash
Luxury mall turned into ash
PEKALONGAN, Central Java: Police are investigating the cause
of a fire that destroyed a Rp 3 billion (US$1.4 million) three-
story shopping mall on Tuesday.
Chief of the Pekalongan police precinct, Lt. Col. Dhama Sofyan
said the preliminary findings suggest that the fire was sparked
by an electrical short circuit.
The conflagration has thrown 380 people out of a job from the
Sri Ratu shopping mall.
The mall's store manager, Widiyanto, told Antara that the
company management would discuss the fate of the employees with
local manpower officials.(pan)