Overview
- The seven-storey building housing Terra Drone Indonesia caught fire around midday before flames and smoke spread to upper floors.
- Central Jakarta police reported 22 dead, including many women and a pregnant woman, while the disaster agency earlier cited 17.
- Firefighters extinguished the blaze and carried out evacuations using ladders and rooftop rescues as cooling and searches continued.
- Authorities said the suspected source was a battery in a ground-floor storage and testing area, though the cause remains under investigation.
- Bodies were transported to Kramat Jati Police Hospital for identification as officials worked to verify the full casualty list.