Newborn Baby Dies As Mother Gives Birth During Fire at Indonesia Nightclub
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}SURABAYA, Indonesia -- 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.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}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.