Fire Rips Through 17th Century Heritage Building in Indonesia

Smoke rises from a fire at the Maritime Museum in Jakarta, Jan., 16, 2018, in this still image taken from a social media video. Solih Aguns/via Reuters

JAKARTA–A huge fire destroyed most of a Dutch colonial heritage site dating back to the 17th century, including a maritime museum, in the north of the capital Jakarta on Tuesday.

Television images showed flames ripping through the red-tiled roof of the whitewashed rectangular buildings. No casualties were reported.