At Least 30 Dead in Fire at Indonesia Matchstick Factory

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At Least 30 Dead in Fire at Indonesia Matchstick Factory
By Reuters

JAKARTA—At least 30 people died on Friday after a fire swept through a small factory producing matchsticks in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, authorities said.

The blaze broke out at midday in the makeshift facility located in a residential area, killing 27 adults and three children, said Riadil Akhir Lubis, head of the provincial disaster mitigation agency.

Police are investigating the cause of the fire, he said.

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This largely looks like the factory was in a house.

Locals look at a house used as a factory producing matchsticks after a fire swept through, at Binjai district in Langkat, North Sumatra province, Indonesia, on June 21, 2019. (Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Adiva Niki/ via Reuters)