Jakarta, July 19 -- A fire that ripped through three homes in a South Jakarta neighborhood early Saturday morning killed four children and injured two adult women, according to the local fire and rescue agency.

The victims - identified only by their initials as PL (13), K (3), A (7), and A (4) - were among 27 residents affected by the blaze, which broke out at around 6:21 a.m. on Jalan Kutilang 28, Bukit Duri, Tebet Sub-district.

The bodies of the three girls and one boy were taken to Bhayangkara Police Hospital for post-mortem examination, according to South Jakarta Fire and Rescue Agency head Syamsul Huda.

He said the fire was caused by an electrical short circuit. The two injured women were also taken to the same hospital for treatm...