The Goods Lift At Omni Pulomas Hospital Caught Fire Due To The Fire Of Las

JAKARTA - A number of patients and nurses at Omni Hospital were surprised by the thick black smoke that emerged from the 6th floor of the building on Sunday night, November 12.

Seeing the black smoke, a number of patients and nurses fled to save themselves by leaving the hospital building located on Jalan Pulomas Barat VI, RT 01/11, Kayu Putih Village, Pulogadung District, East Jakarta.

Then, the Omni Hospital contacted the East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. office for the fire extinguishing process. After receiving reports from residents, officers from the East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. deployed 11 fire engines to the location.

"The object caught fire at the Omni Hospital freight elevator. The cause of the fire was the welding of goods elevators on the 5th floor," said Head of East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept., Gatot Sulaeman when confirmed, Sunday, November 12, evening.

For the extinguishing process, Gulkarmat officers deployed 44 firefighters to extinguish the fire.

"Initially the incident was discovered by a nurse on the 3rd floor who saw smoke from the 6th floor to the 3rd floor. It is suspected that the source of the fire came from the welding of the freight elevator on the 5th floor," he said.

As a result of the fire incident, the loss was estimated at Rp. 200 million.

"There was an welding of the freight elevator on the 5th floor so that the welding spark fell into the bottom and there was a forward cloth so that the fire broke out," he said.

Gatot confirmed that the fire had been successfully extinguished. There were no casualties or injuries as a result of the incident.