Published: February 14th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Indonesia has named two Chinese citizens as suspects in the fire that killed 21 people at a nickel smelter on Sulawesi Island. The fire broke out on Dec. 24 at a smelting facility operated by Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel (ITSS) in the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park. ITSS is a subsidiary of the Chinese Tsingshan Group, the world’s largest nickel producer.