One killed in N. Jakarta fire

One killed in N. Jakarta fire

JAKARTA (JP): One person was killed when fire ravaged some 200
scavengers' homes on Jl. Pluit Mas Utara, Penjaringan district,
in North Jakarta on Saturday.

The North Jakarta fire brigade confirmed that there was a fire
and said the victim was identified as Yusnia, a 14-year-old girl.

"The fire started at about 9 p.m., after an oil lamp in a
scavenger's home fell over," he told The Jakarta Post over the
weekend.

The fire brigade deployed nine trucks and they managed to put
the fire out within two hours, he said. (jun)