Twenty fires in Palu in past nine months

Twenty fires in Palu in past nine months

PALU, Central Sulawesi: Twenty fires were reported in the past nine months in the Central Sulawesi capital of Palu, the municipal fire department says.

The fires, which mostly razed houses in residential areas, had cost local residents billions of rupiah. None of the fires resulted in fatalities, the department said.

Palu city fire department chief Abdullah Tandjegau said on Tuesday the fires were mostly caused by electrical short circuits and stove explosions. -- Antara