News Forum - Fire kills 41, injures dozens more at Indonesian prison

[Thaiger]

At least 41 people have been killed and over 70 others have been injured after a fire ripped through an Indonesian prison on western Java, today. The fire at the Tangerang Penitentiary tore through the prison in the early morning hours. Most inmates were asleep at the time. Police speculate that the fire could have been caused by an electrical fault. The first was put out by rescue teams a couple of hours before dawn. Prisoners were also evacuated at this time. The fire mostly attacked a block that housed prisoners incarcerated over drug charges. Inmates with serious injuries were […]

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