JAKARTA, Dec 9 (Reuters) – A fire broke out at a seven-storey building in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta on Tuesday, local broadcaster Kompas TV reported, with 13 people confirmed dead and some still trapped inside.
The fire has been extinguished as efforts to evacuate the building continues, Kompas TV reported.
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 secured funding from Japanese drone firm Terra Drone Corporation, according to the company’s website.
Footage broadcast by Kompas TV showed dozens of fire fighters trying to evacuate the people inside, and some were carrying body bags from the building.
(Reporting by Ananda Teresia and Stefanno Sulaiman; Editing by David Stanway)
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