A fire at a โretirement home in the โcity of Manado on โIndonesia’s on โSulawesi island has killed 16 people, a local police official was quoted as saying on Monday (December 29, 2025) by state news โagency Antara.
The fire โ at the Werdha Damai retirement home was finally extinguished late โon โ Sunday (December 28, 2025) and authorities are still investigating its cause, police official Alamsyah P. โHasibuan said.
Footage by news โchannel Metro TV showed the fire โblazing through the home, turning the night โsky orange, with residents appearing to help one elderly person escape from the burning building.
Jimmy Rotinsulu, chief of Manado’s fire department, told Metro โ TV that the home’s residents, most โof whom were elderly, were โ trapped inside the building, adding that another three people suffered burns.