Trending:Trump-Zelenskyy meetNew Jersey helicopter crashBrigitte Bardot diesChina military drills near Taiwan2025 year enderIndonesia: 16 elderly people killed as fire rips through retirement home, 15 others surviveFP News Desk • December 29, 2025, 13:38:04 ISTWhatsapp Facebook TwitterA deadly late-night fire tore through a retirement home in Manado on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 16 elderly residents, many of whom were asleep. The blaze quickly reduced the Werdha Damai facility to rubble, trapping people inside their roomsAdvertisementSubscribe Join Us+ Follow us On GoogleChoose Firstpost on GoogleMassive fire breaks out at Indonesian retirement home. (X)A devastating fire tore through a retirement home in Manado on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 16 people on Sunday night and leaving local officials and families in shock. The fire broke out at the Werdha Damai facility, where about 30 elderly residents lived, as many were asleep, according to police. Authorities and rescuers rushed to the scene after the alarm was raised, but by the time firefighters brought the blaze under control, the building had been reduced to rubble.
