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Thu, 04/22/2010 - 21:55
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KUTA TOURIST CENTER ON FIRE CAUSING TOTAL TRAFFIC JAMS


Kuta, Bali, April 22 (ANTARA) - The flames at Kuta Square shopping center in Bali, most frequented by foreign tourists, caused dense traffic jam in Kuta, Badung regency.

The traffic jam since the fire broke out on Thursday morning was caused by the closing of all the roads leading to Kuta Square which is only several hundreds of meters from Kuta Beach.

Traffic from Ngurah Rai airport to Jalan Kartika Plaza, also closed near Kuta Square.

In the meantime, smoke bellowing into the air and the flames started to die down and were no longer visible from a great distance but fire fighters continued their efforts of putting out the flames still consuming Quick Silver and its surrounding stores.

It is still unknown whether the fire was triggered by a short circuit, or whether there has been fatalities.

Bali police spokesman Senior Commissioner Gde Sugianyar Dwi Putra said the fire broke out at 7.30 am, and that it might have been triggered by a short circuit, but investigations were still underway.

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