Wedding plans go up in smoke

BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: A fire which razed tens of houses on Jl. Piere Tendean in Sungai Baru subdistrict late Saturday night, also destroyed a young couple's wedding plans.

The wedding of Kinah, 20, which was planned for Sunday has now been put on hold after her house, the venue of the wedding, was razed by fire.

"It's not only the house, but all the preparations and various provisions that were prepared were destroyed," Kinah's mother, Sarah, was quoted by Antara as saying after the fire which destroyed the houses along Martapura riverbank, was extinguished.

The fire occurred at about 9 p.m. and quickly spread to other houses which were mostly made from wooden materials. The cause of the fire remains unclear. (jun)