Toddlers die in Medan fire

MEDAN, North Sumatra: Two toddlers died in a fire early yesterday morning in which four houses were destroyed on Jl. Sutomo Ujung.

Capt. R. Haryono of the Medan Police said the cause of the fire was still under investigation.

As reported by Antara, the two children, Albar, 5, and Hidayat, 3, were left alone in their house by their mother, Ida Hasibuan.

Ida had to take her eldest son, Mawardi, 7, to school and left the two toddlers alone in the house with the front door bolted.

When the fire broke out, neighbors thought the house was empty because they saw the front door locked. (mds)