Fire at Indonesia retirement home kills 16 elderly residents
Fast-moving blaze engulfed facility on the island of Sulawesi as residents were sleeping, police said
A fire at an Indonesian retirement home killed 16 older people on Sunday evening, police said.
The fire in the single-storey house in Manado in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi Province started while the residents were asleep, police said on Monday.
“The team on the ground has confirmed that the death toll currently is 16,” North Sulawesi police spokesperson Alamsyah Hasibuan said. “Fifteen of them were burned to death, while one victim’s body remains intact.”
There were 15 survivors who were treated at two hospitals in Manado, Hasibuan said.
The bodies of victims were taken to a hospital for identification with the assistance of families, officials said.
Firefighters with six trucks needed more than two hours to extinguish the blaze after nearby residents reported the fire to emergency services, officials said.