Locals look at a house used as a factory producing matchsticks, after a fire swept through, at Binjai district in Langkat, North Sumatra province, Indonesia, on June 21, 2019. Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Adiva Niki/ via Reuters
JAKARTA—At least 30 people died on Friday after a fire swept through a small factory producing matchsticks in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, authorities said.
The blaze broke out at midday in the makeshift facility located in a residential area, killing 27 adults and three children, said Riadil Akhir Lubis, head of the provincial disaster mitigation agency.
