Mostly replicas burned in Indonesian national museum fire: official

The inner courtyard of the National Museum in Central Jakarta is seen in this file photo taken on April 24, 2016. - JP

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): Most of the items that were destroyed in the fire on Saturday (Sept 16) night that engulfed the National Museum were replicas, an official has said.

A total of six rooms in Building A of the museum complex in Central Jakarta were damaged in a blaze that started at 8pm and lasted around three hours.