Land Of Used Goods Covering An Area Of 3,000 Meters In Kebayoran Lama Burns

Firefighters extinguished the fire in a layer of Bekasi goods in Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta/ Photo; Antara

JAKARTA A used goods stall covering an area of 3,000 square meters on Jalan Jatayu, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta caught fire, Wednesday, October 4. Head of the DKI Jakarta Fire and Rescue Service (Kadis Gulkarmat) Satriadi Gunawan said that the fire destroyed a number of semi-permanent buildings.

"This is a semi-permanent category building, which burned an area of about 3,000 square meters," said Head of Gulkarmat Satriadi to reporters, Wednesday night, October 4.

The firefighters who received the report immediately deployed 34 fire engines and 158 personnel to the location to address the problem.

Obstacles faced during the blackout, he said, were very far access to water sources and semi-permanent building materials that were flammable.

"The material material is indeed flammable and piled up with zinc, so indeed we are a bit difficult for us to extinguish. We have to first unravel the burned material and it takes time," he said.

He also said the narrow road was also an obstacle to the fire fighting process.

Meanwhile, he added that until now there were no casualties or injuries in the fire incident, and his party managed to localize the fire.

"Until now there have been no casualties or injuries in this fire incident," he said.