Three Held Over Blaze That Killed 20
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December 6, 2009, Sunday
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POLICE yesterday questioned three workers suspected of accidentally starting a fire that killed 20 people in a third-floor karaoke bar in one of Indonesia's largest cities.
Two survivors of the Friday night fire in Medan on Sumatra island remained in a critical condition.
Police interrogated three laborers about the blaze, Medan chief detective Colonel Agus Andrianto said.
The workers had been told to cut a synthetic rug in a back room of the bar, Andrianto said.
Police suspect they attempted to melt through the rug with a cigarette lighter and accidentally set it alight, he said.
They could be sentenced to up to five years in jail if convicted of committing a negligent act that caused death or injury.
The bodies of 11 men and nine women were recovered from the charred debris of the bar on Friday night.
Two survivors of the Friday night fire in Medan on Sumatra island remained in a critical condition.
Police interrogated three laborers about the blaze, Medan chief detective Colonel Agus Andrianto said.
The workers had been told to cut a synthetic rug in a back room of the bar, Andrianto said.
Police suspect they attempted to melt through the rug with a cigarette lighter and accidentally set it alight, he said.
They could be sentenced to up to five years in jail if convicted of committing a negligent act that caused death or injury.
The bodies of 11 men and nine women were recovered from the charred debris of the bar on Friday night.
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