Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A fire razed PT Mandom factory located in MM 2100 industrial zone in Cibitung, Bekasi, on Friday, at 10 a.m. local time, killing five people and injuring 50 others.

"The fire killed five people and caused serious burn injuries to a few others," Senior Commissioner M. Iqbal, the spokesman of the Jakarta Police, stated.

One body was taken to Bekasi Regional Public Hospital and four others to Kramat Jati Police Hospital.

Five injured victims were rushed to Permata Bekasi Hospital, 37 to Hermina Hospital, and the others to Mitra Keluarga Hospital in East Bekasi.

The police are still investigating the cause of the fire.

Editor: Ade P Marboen
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