Part Of The National Museum That Burned Is The Exhibition Room

Illustration (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - A fire broke out at the National Museum or Elephant Museum, Central Jakarta. The fire is said to have engulfed the museum collection exhibition room.

"Yes (the collection exhibition room caught fire)," said Head of the DKI Jakarta Fire and Rescue Service (Gulkarmat) Satriadi Gunawan to VOI, Saturday, September 16.

The burning exhibition hall is thought to have an archaeological collection, anthropology, ethnography, geography, and the history of the Indonesian nation.

However, Satriadi could not provide details when he was discussed further about the possibility of the collection in the exhibition room being burned down.

So far, it has only been conveyed that his party is still trying to extinguish the fire. Around 10 fire engines (damkar) have been deployed.

"Distribution process," said Satriadi

Meanwhile, based on the data received, the fire first appeared reported at 20.00 WIB.