Death toll of Jakarta office building fire rises to 22

Relatives of victims gather at the Polri hospital for identification, following a fire at the Terra Drone Agri building, in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Tuesday, December 9, 2025. -- Photo: REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

 JAKARTA (Xinhua): A total of 22 people were confirmed dead after a fire broke out at the Terra Drone office building in Central Jakarta on Tuesday, local authorities said.

Dwi Septianto, a senior official with the information department of the Central Jakarta Fire Department Office, told Xinhua that 29 fire trucks and 101 firefighters were deployed to extinguish the blaze.