Six children among 11 people killed in Indonesian market fire

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: September 7, 2026Country: Indonesia

Society & Lifestyle

Six children among 11 people killed in Indonesian market fire

A massive fire at a market in the village of Babuda in Indonesia’s Central Papua province has claimed the lives of eleven people, six of them children. The fire spread from the market to surrounding buildings, destroying around 40 homes and shops.

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