Smoke In The Jatibarang Semarang TPA Is Still Visible, Firefighters Are Still Busy Cooling After The Fire

Firefighters are trying to cool the burned area at the Jatibarang TPA, Semarang City, Central Java Province, Tuesday (19/9/2023). (ANTARA/ IC Senjaya)

The firefighters are still cooling down the fire site at the Jatibarang TPA, Semarang City, Central Java Province, Tuesday, September 19. A puff of smoke is still visible in the mountains of garbage in the former fertilizer factory zone in the Jatibarang TPA area that has been on fire since yesterday. Fire engines and tank trucks are also still passing to the fire site to supply water. Although the cooling process is still ongoing, the activity of dismantling the garbage cargo has been running as usual at the Jatibarang TPA. Garbage transport trucks were seen dismantling cargo in areas that were not affected by the fire. Head of UPTD TPA Jatibarang Wahyu Heryawan said the fire management efforts that had been carried out since Monday night had reached the cooling stage. "The firefighters said that only white smoke could be seen, meaning there was no fire. If the smoke is black, it means there is still fire," he said, quoted from Antara, Monday, September 19. He hopes that the cooling process for the fire location at the Jatibarang TPA can be completed soon. The fire that occurred at the Jatibarang TPA was reported to have started in the area where the end was dumped at the top and then quickly spread down because the wind was strong.

The trigger for the fire at the final disposal site that has been closed is not yet known for sure.