Tangerang prison fire

The Tangerang prison fire was a fire in an overcrowded prison block in the city of Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia, in Greater Jakarta.^[1] The fire happened on 8 September 2021 in sector C of the Tangerang prison. It killed 49 inmates and injured 72 others.^[2] This was the deadliest fire in Indonesia since the 2017 Tangerang fireworks disaster, which killed at least 49 people.

Tangerang Prison Fire Media

Police members transferring the bodies of the victims into an ambulance.
Some of the inmates that were killed during the fire
Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Laoly holding a press conference around an hour after his arrival.

References

↑ "Indonesia prison fire: Tangerang jail blaze kills 41 inmates". BBC News. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
↑ Jamaluddin, Masrur (8 September 2021). "Fire at a prison in Indonesia kills at least 41 people". CNN. https://edition.cnn.com/2021/09/08/asia/indonesia-prison-fire-intl-hnk/index.html. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

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[1] "Indonesia prison fire: Tangerang jail blaze kills 41 inmates". BBC News. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

[cnn-2] Jamaluddin, Masrur (8 September 2021). "Fire at a prison in Indonesia kills at least 41 people". CNN. https://edition.cnn.com/2021/09/08/asia/indonesia-prison-fire-intl-hnk/index.html. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

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