{"id":6818,"date":"2025-12-29T06:07:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T06:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=6818"},"modified":"2025-12-29T06:07:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T06:07:47","slug":"fire-at-indonesia-retirement-home-kills-16-people-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=6818","title":{"rendered":"Fire at Indonesia retirement home kills 16 people | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Police say the fire at the Werdha Damai retirement home in the city of Manado killed 16 and wounded three others.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 29 Dec 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">29 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>A fire at a nursing home on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi has killed 16 people and injured three others, according to the police.<\/p>\n<p>Jimmu Rotinsulu, the head of the fire and rescue agency in the city of Manado, said firefighters received a report of the blaze at the Werdha Damai retirement home at 8:31pm (12:31 GMT) on Sunday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cThere were 16 deaths; three [people] had burn injuries,\u201d he told the AFP news agency.<\/p>\n<p>Many bodies of the victims were found inside their rooms, Jimmy said, adding that many of the elderly residents were likely resting in their rooms in the evening when the fire broke out.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities managed to evacuate 12 people \u2013 all unhurt \u2013 and transfer them to a local hospital, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Footage aired by local broadcaster Metro TV showed the fire engulfing the nursing home, while locals helped to evacuate an elderly person.<\/p>\n<p>The blaze was the latest report of a deadly fire in Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, a fire tore through a seven-storey office building in Indonesia\u2019s capital, Jakarta, killing at least 22 people.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, at least 12 people were killed in the country\u2019s east after an explosion at a nickel-processing plant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police say the fire at the Werdha Damai retirement home in the city of Manado killed 16 and wounded three others. 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