Jakarta office tower inferno leaves 22 dead

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A fire tore through a seven-storey office building in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta on Tuesday, killing at least 22 people. A suspected battery explosion ignited a rapid blaze that spread to the upper levels of the building before being put out, police said. Central Jakarta police chief Susatyo Purnomo Condro said the death toll had risen to 22 from an initial count