Banten

Number of Indonesian prison fire victims rises to 44

The death toll from a fire at an overcrowded  prison near the Indonesian capital has risen to 44 after three inmates who suffered severe burns died overnight, an official said on Thursday. This is according to Rika Apriyanti, spokeswoman for the corrections department. The blaze in the early hours of Wednesday razed a block at the Tangerang prison in Banten province which held…