Tomorrow, The Puslabfor Police Headquarters Will Check The Burning TransJakarta Tendean Bus Stop

TransJakarta Bus Stop On Jalan Kaptendean, South Jakarta On Fire, Monday 14 August/ Photo; IST

JAKARTA - The police are still investigating the cause of the fire at the Transjakarta bus stop on Jalan Kapten Tendean, South Jakarta. To find out more for sure the cause of the fire, the police sent down the Puslabfor Police Headquarters.

"We are coordinating with the identification of the police and the Puslabfor Police Headquarters. God willing, tomorrow we will carry out a check, morning," said Mampang Prapatan Police Chief Masyhuri when confirmed, Monday, August 14.

Masyhuri admitted that he could not conclude whether there was an element of intent and the cause of the fire from the Transjakarta bus stop fire. This is because he is still waiting for the results of the inspection from the Puslabfor Police Headquarters.

"We are still waiting for the results of the examination of the results of the Puslabfor Police Headquarters," he said.

He also said that for the first step taken by his party, namely regulating traffic flow and installing police lines so that no one just entered the area.

"The Mampang Police have joined the Tiga Pilar to arrange traffic around the location and secure the location of the fire and install police lines around the location of the fire," he concluded.

The burning of the TransJakarta bus stop on Jalan Kaptendean, Mampang, South Jakarta made the road users who crossed the area panic. How not, the fire spread so quickly to various corners of the building.

South Jakarta Fire and Rescue Service (Gulkarmat) picket officer Triyanto said that currently it is still suspected that the cause of the fire was an electrical short circuit.

"The cause of the fire was due to a short circuit in the charging attack," Triyanto said in a short message, Monday, August 14.

Triyanto explained that the charging attack device emitted a fire and spread throughout the bus stop building.

Triyanto said that after receiving the news, he deployed 30 personnel and 7 units of the South Jakarta firefighters to extinguish the fire.

"When leaving at 17.43 WIB, the blackout started at 17.50 WIB, cooling down at 17.55 WIB. After the blackout at 18.23 WIB," he said.