Survivors climb down Jakarta office to escape a fatal fire

A fire broke out at a seven-storey building in Indonesia's capital Jakarta on Tuesday, an official said on Tuesday (December 9), with 20 people confirmed dead. The fire has been extinguished and efforts were continuing to find more possible victims inside the building, Susatyo Purnomo Condro, the head of Central Jakarta police, told reporters. Some people were seen escaping from the high floors of the burning building using portable ladders. Footage broadcast by Kompas TV showed dozens of firefighters evacuating the people inside, and some were carrying body bags from the building.