Road Access Is Too Narrow, Firefighters Have Difficulty Putting Out Fires At Gandaria Housing, South Jakarta

Firefighters extinguish fire in densely populated settlements in Gandaria, South Jakarta/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - The house located on Jalan Poncol 3, South Gandaria, Cilandak, South Jakarta caught fire. Losses are estimated at hundreds of millions of rupiah.

South Jakarta Fire and Rescue Service (Gulkarmat) picket officer, Deni Andrias said the incident occurred on Tuesday, October 3, at 15.18 WIB.

"It was true that there was a fire. The object caught fire at the residence," Deni said when confirmed, Tuesday, October 3.

Deni explained that the incident began when the owner of the house saw the fire burning on the ceiling on the 2nd floor. On that basis, he asked local residents to help and contact the Cipete Post Fire Department, South Jakarta.

Furthermore, his party immediately deployed 15 fire engines. Within 30 minutes, the firefighters managed to extinguish the fire.

Hours Arriving at 15.24 WIB. Cooling Hour 15.45 WIB, 16.05 WIB Completed Hour. The obstacle is that access roads can only be passed by motorbikes," he said.

Deni confirmed that there were no casualties in the incident. However, the loss reached Rp150 million.

"Victim zero, loss Rp150 million," he concluded.