A House And A Restaurant Burnt In Rawamangun

JAKARTA - A fire broke out in a house and a restaurant on Pinang Raya street, Rawamangun Village, Pulo Gadung District, East Jakarta, last Sunday night.

The local fire department had to deploy 13 fire engines to extinguish the fire in the area.

"The deployment of 13 firefighters and support units with 65 personnel is to extinguish the fire that was reported to have occurred at 23:42 western Indonesia time," said the fire service via Instagram account @humasjakfire in Jakarta, reported by Antara, Monday, November 8.

The fire destroyed a house and a restaurant building.

Firefighters suspect the fire was caused by an electrical short circuit from one of the restaurants.

"At 00.15 western Indonesia time, it was already in the cooling process," said the officer.