At Least 41 Killed After Huge Blaze at Overcrowded Prison in Indonesia

At Least 41 Killed After Huge Blaze at Overcrowded Prison in Indonesia
Block C2 prison is pictured following a fire overnight at an overcrowded jail in Tangerang on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sept. 8, 2021. Antara Foto/Handout/Bal/via Reuters
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At least 41 people have been killed and dozens more injured after a fire broke out in an overcrowded Indonesian prison near the capital city of Jakarta on Sept.8.

The fire in Tangerang jail in the Banten province broke out between 1:00 a.m. and 2 a.m. local time in Block C but has now been extinguished, Indonesian law and human rights Minister Yasonna Laoly confirmed to Reuters.

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