At least 19 dead after clash, fire at club in Indonesia's West Papua

Map of Indonesia's West Papua region where at least 19 people were killed in clashes in the town of Sorong, police said Tuesday

Indonesian police said the fight at the Double O nightclub involved machetes, arrows and Molotov cocktails

At least 19 people have been killed in a clash at a nightclub in Indonesia's West Papua province, police said Tuesday, with most dying after the venue caught fire.

"The West Papua Regional Police immediately coordinated with religious and traditional leaders to avoid further clashes," he said, adding that officials were investigating who was behind the fight and what ignited the fire.