Military office gutted by fire

Military office gutted by fire

PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: A fire gutted an office at the West Pontianak district military headquarters on Monday morning amid normal exercises and other activities being held by troops there.

However, local military personnel managed to remove ammunition before the fire spread to other buildings.

The incident surprised local residents because it happened at around 10 a.m. while troops were conducting regular activities at the headquarters, according to witness Suyatno.

A fire-fighting team, assisted by military personnel, managed to extinguish the blaze after 30 minutes.

The cause of the fire remains unclear. --Antara