Allegedly Electric Short Circuit, Mitsubishi Outlander And Nissan Grand Livina Burn In Garage

JAKARTA A garage containing 2 cars, Mitsubishi Outlander and Nissan Grand Livina caught fire on Jalan BB, Gang H. Ali, RT 02/04, Cipinang Muara Village, Jatinegara District, East Jakarta on Friday, July 28, afternoon. Both cars could not be saved because the fire was getting bigger.

"The fire was extinguished at 15.38 WIB. Currently, the fire was extinguished and the process of extinguishing 13 cars with 65 personnel was declared complete," said Head of East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept., Gatot Sulaeman when confirmed by VOI, Friday, July 28.

According to eyewitnesses to the incident, the fire suddenly broke out in the garage with thick smoke. Then the incident was immediately reported to the East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept.

"The cause of the fire is suspected to have been an electrical short circuit. As a result of the fire, the owner of the garage named Bakri suffered a loss of more than Rp250 million," he said.

After the fire was successfully extinguished by Gulkarmat officers, the officers then collected data at the location of the burning object.

"The area burned was about 6x15 meters. There were no casualties or injuries from this fire," he said.