10 killed when fire breaks out in Indonesian club

(AP)

Ten people were killed in a fire that ripped through a packed nightclub in Indonesia's second largest city early Friday, including a mother and the baby she apparently gave birth to during the tragedy.

An Australian and a Japanese national also were among the dead, said police Lt. Col. Bahagia Dachi. Some witnesses told officers a spark from a cigarette triggered the blaze.

The Redboxx Cafe erupted in flames at 3:30 a.m. as hundreds of people filled the club in downtown Surabaya, some to watch the World Cup football game.

It took firefighters several hours to bring the blaze under control. Dachi said five victims were in critical condition at local hospital.

A mother who apparently gave birth during the fire and the baby were both found dead, he said. Trauma can sometimes induce labor.

Dachi said the death toll could rise because rescuers are still searching for possible victims under the collapsed roof of the cafe on the second floor.

He added that police had identified the bodies of two men as 36-year-old Japanese Yoshifumi Ciba, and Peter Lee, a 35-year-old Australian. Both worked at Indonesian companies.

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