Nine-year-old dies in blaze

DENPASAR, Bali: A nine-year-old child was killed when a fire razed at least 14 houses in a complex belonging to the Udayana Regional Military Command in Kuta subdistrict, 15 kilometers south of here, on Sunday morning, Antara reported on Monday.

The blaze started in one of the houses and quickly spread to other buildings, including a kiosk selling gasoline, Badung Fire Department chief I Wayan Suteja said on Monday.

Seven fire engines were deployed to the scene and firefighters, with the help of local residents, put out the blaze about four hours later.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.