In Indonesia, at least 22 people, including a pregnant woman, died today when a fire engulfed a seven-story office building in central Jakarta.
The blaze broke out on the first floor of the Kemayoran building and spread quickly, sending thick smoke into the sky. Firefighters rescued at least 19 people, some with minor injuries.
Most victims died from smoke inhalation. Authorities deployed hundreds of personnel and fire trucks, extinguishing the fire after three hours.
The cause is under investigation, though witnesses cited a sparking battery in a drone storage area.
Hundreds of firefighters scrambled to the scene of the blaze, the cause of which is still under investigation.
Many workers in the building, used as a sales and storage office for a drone company, were out for lunch at the time.
Central Jakarta police chief Susatyo Purnomo Condro said a battery started sparking in a storage and testing area, according to witnesses.
The bodies of seven men and 15 women were recovered and taken to a police hospital for identification.
When asked about the possibility of more casualties, Condro added: “We will comb through the entire building again.”