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Islands in focus: Massive fire razes 'Kiky' book factory
A massive fire lasting from Friday evening until Saturday afternoon razed a book factory in Boyolali regency, Central Java, leaving extensive material losses but claiming no casualties
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massive fire lasting from Friday evening until Saturday afternoon razed a book factory in Boyolali regency, Central Java, leaving extensive material losses but claiming no casualties.
Boyolali Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Budi Sartono said that the fire had razed six warehouses at the factory, which belongs to PT Solo Murni, one of the biggest book manufacturers in the province.
'According to the company's directors, the fire had caused Rp 325 billion [US$24 million] in material losses,' he said.
The company is known for producing school notebooks under the brand 'Kiky', a popular brand among students.
Factory workers said that the fire first emerged in a warehouse where the company stored its paper material. The fire, they said, was first noticed by on-duty workers on Friday night at 9:15 p.m. The fire was finally extinguished 14 hours later after 25 fire trucks were deployed from Boyolali and the neighboring cities of Surakarta, Sukoharjo and Salatiga.
