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Six children among 11 killed in Indonesian market fire

From Al Jazeera · () English

Translated from English and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A fire at a market in Babuda village, Central Papua, killed 11 people, including six children.
  • The blaze spread from the market to nearby buildings and destroyed about 40 homes and shops.

A massive fire at a market in Babuda village in Indonesia’s Central Papua province killed 11 people, six of them children.

The blaze spread from the market to surrounding buildings, destroying around 40 homes and shops.

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Originally published by Al Jazeera in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.