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Fire burns hotel in Jakarta, killing two people
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Fire breaks out in the Hotel Grand Paragon in West Jakarta on Jan. 2. (Twitter)
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fire broke out in a karaoke room of the Grand Paragon Hotel, Taman Sari, West Jakarta, on Monday, leading to two people suffocating to death in thick smoke.
The fire reportedly began at about 9:30 a.m. because of an electrical failure. More than 30 fire trucks were deployed to put out the blaze.
The two dead were a security officer and a visitor.
(Read also: 231 houses in N. Jakarta burn down, 1,000 left homeless)
"They were killed after breathing in smoke.," said Taman Sari Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Nasriadi on Monday, adding that the police would continue to investigate. (dan)
