At least 30 dead in fire at Indonesia home used as factory
MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — At least 30 people were killed in a fire that swept through a house that doubled as a match factory in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, a disaster official said Friday.
Irwan Syahri, from the local disaster mitigation agency in Langkat district, said the dead included three children. He said many of the victims were burned beyond recognition.
TV footage showed the burned-out structure, its floor littered with twisted metal, blackened corrugated iron roofing and other debris.