Mother, daughter missing in fire

Mother, daughter missing in fire

PADANG, South Sumatra: A mother and her daughter are feared
dead in the fire that razed their shop-house here on Wednesday.

Firemen and residents were unable to find the bodies of
Chandra Ningsih, 42, and Ivoniwati, 20, as of Wednesday
afternoon, hours after they put out the fire that began at about
9:30 a.m.

Also destroyed in the fire were a Honda CRV car and a
motorcycle, though firemen were able to save two nearby shop-
houses.

Padang Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Sukrawardi Dahlan said the
victims were unable to escape because the fire began on the
second floor of the building, trapping the pair.

He said that according to a preliminary investigation, the
fire was caused by either a cigarette butt or burning incense
that fell into a can of paint thinner. (28)