Lurah Calls 5 Victims Of Deadly Fire In Tambora Are Couples, Children And Mother-in-law

JAKARTA - Tambora Village Head Suharti said the victims of the deadly fire that killed one family in a densely populated area of Jalan Tambora 1, RT 10/02, Tambora Village, Tambora District, West Jakarta are a big family.

"Five people died, consisting of husband and wife (couple), children and mother-in-law," said Suharti at the fire site, Wednesday, December 8.

As is known, based on the data collected, the five victims were named Agus Sugianto (40), Wawa (37), Melan (81), Timothy (7) and Doycelyn (5).

The five victims died in the house on Jalan Tambora 1 No. 22E, RT 010/002, Tambora Village, Tambora District.

"There is one survivor, 80 years old," he said.

The blaze could only be localized at 05:35 WIB with water from 21 units of fire engines (Damkar) and assisted by 105 firefighters.

"The victim's body has been evacuated to the Kramat Jati Police Hospital, evacuated around 07.00 WIB. The possibility (cause) of a short circuit is because it is still in the tracking process," he said.

Previously, it was reported that one family died in a fire that occurred in a densely populated residential area of Jalan Tambora 1, RT 10/02, Tambora Village, Tambora District, West Jakarta.

As a result of the fire incident, as many as five people from one family died horribly because they were trapped by fire when the fire broke out on Wednesday, December 8, at around 04.42 WIB.

"The five victims died in one burning house. The fire destroyed four houses on Jalan Tambora 1, RT 10/02, Tambora," said Head of Operations Section of the West Jakarta Fire and Rescue Management Sub-dept. (Sudin Gulkarmat), Suket Bahanan. VOI, Wednesday December 8, morning.