Indonesia fire kills 16 people in retirement home
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Local people rescue an elderly man during a fire at Werdha Damai retirement home in Manado, North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, December 28, 2025. REUTERS/Yegar Sahaduta Mangiri
MANADO, Indonesia, Dec 29 (Reuters) - A fire at a retirement home in the city of Manado on Indonesia's Sulawesi island has killed 16 people, a local police official said on Monday.
The fire at the Werdha Damai retirement home was ablaze late on Sunday and authorities are still investigating its cause, Manado police chief Irham Halid said at a press conference.
Footage by news channel Metro TV showed the fire blazing through the home, turning the night sky orange, with residents appearing to help one elderly person escape from the burning building.
On Monday, the destroyed remnants of the home were filled with debris, a Reuters witness said.
Olva Sumual, the home's caretaker, said its residents were the elderly, and about 30 people had been in the complex.
Authorities said the fire was extinguished late on Sunday.
(Reporting by Alamsyah Johan in Manado and Stanley Widianto in Jakarta; Editing by David Stanway)
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