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Three Held Over Blaze That Killed 20

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.


 

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