20 Dead In 7-Storey Building Fire In Indonesia's Jakarta

Last Updated:December 09, 2025, 15:26 IST

The fire has been extinguished and efforts to find more possible victims inside the building continue

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At least 20 people were killed on Tuesday after a fire tore through a seven-storey building in central Jakarta, according to Reuters. The blaze broke out in the afternoon, prompting a large emergency response in Indonesia’s capital.

According to broadcaster Kompas TV, AFP reported firefighters managed to bring the fire under control after several hours of operation. Authorities are working to determine the cause of the incident.

The fire has been extinguished and efforts to find more possible victims inside the building continue, Reuters quoted Susatyo Purnomo Condro, the head of Central Jakarta police, as saying. The fire erupted on the first floor around midday, Condro said, and then spread to the upper floors. Some of the employees were having lunch in the building at the time while others had left the office, he said.

“Now, we are still focusing on evacuating victims and to do fire cooling," Condro said.

The building is the office of Terra Drone Indonesia, which provides drones for aerial survey activities with clients in the mining to agriculture sectors.

The company is the Indonesian unit of Japanese drone firm Terra Drone Corporation, according to the company’s website.

Footage broadcast by Kompas TV showed dozens of fire fighters were trying to evacuate the people inside, and some were carrying body bags from the building. Some workers were also seen escaping from the high floors of the building using portable ladders.

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