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Dave Burke

Huge fire at Indonesian matchstick factory leaves 'at least 24 people dead'

At least 24 people are feared dead in a factory fire in Indonesia.

The blaze broke out at a business which manufactures matchsticks in the North Sumatra province.

Three children are among the dead, the Jakarta Post reports.

Around 30 people work at the makeshift factory, which is in a residential area, officials said.

It is thought the factory was in a home.

Irwan Syahri, who heads the Langkat Disaster Mitigation Agency, told the Jakarta Post: "No survivors have been found so far."

All of the victims were burned beyond recognition.

Neighbour Budi Zulkifli said he heard a loud blast from the building.

Police spokesman Tatan Dirsan Atmaja told Reuters they had received information on the death toll, but were waiting to confirm it with investigators who were on the way to the site.

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