1 Family Trapped In Fire In Tanjung Priok Died As A Result Of Falling Asleep

A total of 4 houses on Jalan Benteng Mas 3, Sunter Jaya, Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta. (Jehan-VOI)

JAKARTA - One family was killed in a fire that scorched 4 houses on Jalan Benteng Mas 3, Sunter Jaya, Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta.

The Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Tanjung Priok Police, AKP Alex Chandra, said that one family of the victim was thought to have fallen asleep when the fire broke out.

"At 12 pm, the victim still had guests, maybe because he slept at night, fell asleep. The front door was wearing a door, there was no door in the house, there was a victim, his wife and child were four years old," Alex said when confirmed, Sunday, August 27.

"So all three houses were burned down, only these two rented ones managed to get out. Meanwhile, the victim's place is a bemper repair business," continued Alex.

He explained that his party had processed the crime scene (TKP). The temporary results of the cause of the fire were due to an electrical short circuit.

Alex menalnjutkan, tubuh para korban saat ini berada di RS Polri, Kramat Jati, Jakarta Timur.

"The bodies have been sent to (Polri Hospital) Kramat Jati," he said.

Previously, it was reported that one family died in a fire that hit 4 houses in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta.

Head of the DKI Jakarta Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Isnawa Adji said the three victims who died in the fire were Abdul Yazid (35), Wina Nur Habriba (26), and Asrof Zahrul Ubait (4).

In total there were 3 victims who died. One family," said Adji when confirmed, Sunday, August 27.