A fire at a ‍retirement home in the ​city of Manado on ‌Indonesia’s on ​Sulawesi island has killed 16 people, a local police official was quoted as saying on Monday (December 29, 2025) by state news ​agency Antara.

The fire ⁠at the Werdha Damai retirement home was finally extinguished late ​on ⁠Sunday (December 28, 2025) and authorities are still investigating its cause, police official Alamsyah P. ‌Hasibuan said.

Footage by news ‌channel Metro TV showed the fire ‍blazing through the home, turning the night ‍sky orange, with residents appearing to help one elderly person escape from the burning building.

Jimmy Rotinsulu, chief of Manado’s fire department, told Metro ⁠TV that the home’s residents, most ​of whom were elderly, were ⁠trapped inside the building, adding that another three people suffered burns.

A fire in a building on Tuesday (December 9, 2025) in a Indonesia’s capital killed at least 17 people, police said.

The fire broke out in the afternoon in a seven-storey building in central Jakarta, according to broadcaster Kompas TV, which reported the fire was later brought under control.