Jakarta, Dec. 29 -- At least 16 people were killed in a fire that broke out at a nursing home in the capital city of Indonesia's North Sulawesi province, Manado, on Sunday, Xinhua reported, citing Indonesian authorities.

According to Xinhua, citing the head of public relations of the North Sulawesi Regional Police (Polda Sulut), Alamsyah P Hasibuan, the identification process of the victims is currently underway at Bhayangkara Hospital, where the bodies were brought in following the accident, before authorities coordinate with the victims' families.

The fire erupted at around 8:36 PM (local time) on Sunday at the Panti Werdha Damai nursing home, located in Ranomuut Sub-district, Paal Dua District, Manado, Xinhua reported.

The blaze was...