JAKARTA: A fire at a nursing home on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi killed more than a dozen people, with three others injured, a local official said Monday. Firefighters received the report of the blaze at 8:31 p.m. Sunday at a nursing home in the North Sulawesi provincial capital Manado, said the city’s fire and rescue agency chief Jimmy Rotinsulu. “There were 16 deaths; three (people) had burn injuries,” he told AFP.

Sedici persone sono morte e tre sono rimaste ferite nell'incendio di una casa di riposo a Manado, sull'isola indonesiana di Sulawesi. Lo ha riferito oggi all'Afp un responsabile…

A fire at a retirement home in Indonesia's Manado kills 16, with several residents injured and investigations ongoing.

Police say the fire at the Werdha Damai retirement home in the city of Manado killed 16 and wounded three others.

The incident took place at night, when many elderly residents were likely resting in their rooms.

JAKARTA: A fire at a nursing home on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi killed more than a dozen people, with three others injured, a local official said Monday. Firefighters…

At least 16 senior citizens were killed Sunday when a fire ripped through an Indonesian retirement home. The fire in the single-story house in Manado in...