At least three people were killed when a mob burned a parliament building in Indonesia following revelations lawmakers took home housing stipends nearly 10 times what the average Indonesian makes.

Five other people were hospitalized with burns, while others broke bones leaping from the flaming building, officials said.

Local television reports showed the provincial council building burning overnight, causing the skies over the area to turn an eerie orange hue.

Rescuers retrieved three bodies by Saturday morning, said Fadli Tahar, a local disaster official.

Protesters in West Java’s Bandung city also set fire to a regional parliament Friday, but no casualties were reported  at the scene.

In Surabaya, Indonesia’s second-largest city, protesters stormed the regional police headquarters after tearing down fences and torching vehicles.

Security forces responded with tear gas and water cannons, but demonstrators fought back with fireworks and wooden clubs.

Five days of civil unrest appear to have ebbed within the nation’s provincial capital Saturday, as burned-out cars were cleared from streets.

Protestors also set fire to bus shelters and police stations.

The Jakarta protests began Monday, triggered by reports that all 580 members of the House of Representatives were receiving a monthly housing allowance of $3,075 on top of their salaries.

The allowance, introduced last year, far exceeds the $337 the average Indonesian makes in a month.

Critics argue the new allowance is not only excessive but also insensitive at a time when most people are grappling with soaring living costs and taxes and rising unemployment.

The protests grew wider and more violent following the death of 21-year-old ride-hailing driver Affan Kurniawan.

A video on social media apparently captured his death during a rally in Jakarta Thursday, shocking the nation and sparking an outcry against Indonesian security forces.

Kurniawan was reportedly completing a food delivery order when he was caught in the clash. Witnesses told local television the armored car from the National Police’s Mobile Brigade unit suddenly sped through the crowd of demonstrators and hit Kurniawan, causing him to fall.

Instead of stopping, the car ran over him.

Protestors have also clashed with police in Medan, Solo, Yogyakarta, Magelang, Malang, Bengkulu, Pekanbaru and Manokwari in the easternmost Papua region.

By Thursday, the violent crackdown by police on protesters led to 951 arrests in Jakarta alone, according to the National Commission on Human Rights, or Komnas HAM.

Approximately 25 officers were hospitalized with serious injuries after being attacked by protesters in Jakarta, officials said. The Komnas HAM noted the number of injured citizens is likely much bigger.

Amnesty International criticized Indonesia’s government Saturday, saying it suppresses free speech with crackdowns on public protests.

“No one should lose their lives for exercising their right to protest,” said Usman Hamid, the Executive Director of Amnesty International Indonesia. “The authorities must immediately and unconditionally release anyone detained solely for exercising their rights,” he said.

Authorities confirmed that seven members of the police motor brigade who were linked to the death in Jakarta have been detained and questioned.

With Post wires