Fire Occurs At National Museum, Extinguishing Efforts Still Ongoing

A fire engulfed the National Museum Building, Jakarta. (photo: screenshot of twitter)

On Saturday, September 16, 2023, at around 20.00 WIB, a fire broke out at the National Museum located on Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat No.12, Gambir Village, Gambir District, Central Jakarta. Information about this fire was received by the firefighters from Mr. Gunawan by telephone at DisGul KararMat.

This fire occurred at the A Building of the Elephant Museum, which is one of the intermediate buildings in the National Museum complex. The Damkar immediately responded to this incident by sending 8 units and 32 personnel to the location using the Gambir sector and High Pressure equipment.

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— Penerima Upah (@bimanhn) September 16, 2023

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When the Damkar team arrived at the location at around 20.07 WIB, they immediately started extinguishing operations. Currently, the fire is still in the process of extinguishing and conditions have been classified as "Red." There is no information that mentions the exact time of localization, cooling, or completion of outage operations.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, and several suspected causes include LS (hot sources), GAS (gas leaks), LLN (off/inflated electricity), MS (fired matials), RK (smoking cigarettes), LN (lines), or other factors.

The Central Jakarta Fire Department appealed to the public to remain vigilant and careful. Further information can be obtained through the Command Center of Firefighters at telephone numbers 021,63858213, 021,63855357, or 021,63444579, and through the facsimile at 021,63400546.

"We will continue to update the development of this situation as blackout operations run"