Police probe burning of school

Police probe burning of school

PALANGKA RAYA, Central Kalimantan: Police forensic experts are
investigating the fire that gutted Saturday the SMU-I senior high
school in Muara Teweh, North Barito regency, causing an estimated
financial loss of Rp 1 billion (US$133,333).

Antara quoted North Barito police chief Lt. Col. Sugeng S.K.
as saying Tuesday that a team of experts from East Java have been
dispatched and are expected to soon reveal the causes of the
fire.

He said the fire was believed to have stemmed from an Islamic
high school building next door.

The fire destroyed 14 classrooms, including a laboratory and
its equipment. (swe)