After the Blaze

ABOUT 120 vehicles from Tasikmalaya, West Java, did not set out on their usual supply run. The vehicles, which transport embroidery from 400 or so businesses, did not depart for Jakarta's Tanah Abang Market after it was consumed by fire on Wednesday, two weeks ago. Truly unfortunate, for the fire on February 19—which burned down about 3,400 of the market's 7,638 kiosks—was an ill-fated omen for the Indonesian textile industry.

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