Married couple severely burnt

JAKARTA (JP): A married couple Achmad and Minah of Bojong subdistrict in Bogor were found burned in their house at predawn Wednesday.

28-year-old Minah died after the fire scorched her body, while her 40-year-old husband was fortunately still alive, although he suffered serious injuries and most of his skin was burnt off.

There was no information available about the cause of the incident as Achmad, the only witness, was still being treated at Bogor PMI Hospital.

Husen, head of Bojong subdistrict, said he had no knowledge of the incident.

"Both victims were new members of our subdistrict. They had not yet even reported their presence to the subdistrict officials," he said, as quoted by Antara.

Husen said subdistrict officials were still searching for the victims' families.

"There were no other people in the married couple's house," he said.

He said neighbors saw Achmad run from his house with fire all over his body at about 3 a.m.

"Some neighbors rushed to extinguish the fire in the house, while others admitted Achmad to a nearby hospital," he said.

In a separate development, an employee of PT Kerta Mulya Sejahtera, Adang S., was rushed to Bogor PMI Hospital on Wednesday after suffering burn injuries on his face and neck.

Antara reported that the victim was about to turn on the lights of the factory's dormitory when the electricity suddenly cut off.

"But, while he was switching the electricity panel inside the electricity room on again, there was a sudden electrical surge which burnt his face and neck," he said. (asa)