Fire hits building in Indonesia's presidential compound Smoke rises from the State Secretariat building after it caught fire in Jakarta, Indonesia. ORANGE flames and black smoke have billowed from a government building inside the compound housing Indonesia's presidential palace. There were no immediate reports of injuries. The third and four floors of the State Secretariat building in Jakarta caught fire around 5pm local time as many employees were going home, said Daniel Sparingga, special staff to the president. He said nearly 30 fire trucks were deployed to extinguish the blaze, which burned for nearly two hours. The building is about 200 metres from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's office. He was holding a Cabinet meeting there when the fire broke out and then went to the scene. The first lady was seen clutching a camera and pointing as she watched the building burn. No important state documents are stored inside the building. The top floors, which sustained the most damage, consist of storage and meeting rooms, Mr Sparingga said. "Security officers have checked the rooms and made sure that there are no more staff there," Mr Sparringa said. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.