JAKARTA: A fire at a retirement home in the city of Manado on Indonesia's on Sulawesi island has killed ‌16 people, a local ⁠police official was quoted as saying on ​Monday (Dec 29) by state news agency Antara. The fire at the Werdha Damai retirement home was finally extinguished late on Sunday and authorities are ‍still investigating ⁠its cause, ‍police ​official Alamsyah P. ⁠Hasibuan said. Footage by news channel Metro TV showed the fire blazing through the home, turning ‍the ‍night sky orange, with ‌residents appearing to help one elderly person escape ⁠from the burning building. Jimmy Rotinsulu, chief of Manado's fire department, told Metro TV ⁠that the home's residents, most of whom were elderly, were trapped inside the building, adding that ‍another three people suffered burns.

Source: The Star December 29, 2025 13:35 UTC