Fire reduces to ashes part of nursing home for elderly in Indonesia, kills 16

Sixteen people have been killed and three left injured after a fire tore through a nursing home for elderly residents in northern Indonesia,

The BBC quoting Indonesian sources said, the fire department was alerted to a fire at Damai retirement home in the city of Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province, on Sunday night at around 20:30 local time (12:30 GMT).

Many victims were found inside their rooms, the city’s fire and rescue agency chief Jimmy Rotinsulu told AFP news agency, adding that they were likely elderly residents who were resting for the evening when the fire broke out.