Abandoned By Umrah, Semi-permanent House In Cakung Burns Due To An Electric Short Circuit

Firefighters extinguish the fire in Cakung/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - A total of 3 semi-permanent houses on Jalan Pulo Kambing, RT 10/03, Jatinegara Village, Cakung District, East Jakarta, were burned to the ground, Monday, September 11, afternoon.

Head of East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. Gatot Sulaeman said the fire was thought to have caused an electrical short circuit and the fire spread so quickly because the material was flammable.

"The cause of the fire was an electrical short circuit from one of the residents' houses. The fire quickly scorched 500 meters in the area of the burning house," said Head of East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept., Gatot Sulaeman.

In his statement, Gatot explained, the first fire incident was discovered by a child who was playing near the burning house area.

"The child asked his neighbor for help because there were already 3 motorbikes on fire. The position of the house was empty, no one," he said.

Gatot explained that during the fire incident, the house was empty and the owner left it abroad.

"The owner of the rented house is in Umrah. The loss due to the fire reached Rp. 500 million. The fire began to be extinguished at 15.16 WIB," he said.

The fire extinguishing process was carried out by 15 fire engines with 75 car personnel deployed.

"There were no casualties or injuries as a result of this fire. A total of 12 residents affected by the fire were successfully evacuated," he said.