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Fire kills 16 people in Indonesian retirement home

By AAP Newswire

Dec 29, 2025

Indonesia fire crews — A deadly fire ‌at a retirement home in Indonesia has ‍been extinguished, officials say (file). -AP

A fire at a retirement home in ⁠the city of Manado on Indonesia's Sulawesi island has killed 16 people.

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The fire at the ‌Werdha Damai retirement home was ablaze late on Sunday ‍and authorities were still investigating its cause, Manado police chief Irham Halid said at a media conference on Monday.

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