Furniture Shop In Ciracas Ludes Burns, Capai Losses Rp1 Billion

JAKARTA - The Jepara Antik Podomoro furniture shop on Jalan Raya Kelapa Dua Wetan, RT 001/09, Kelapa Dua Wetan Village, Ciracas District, East Jakarta was completely destroyed by fire on Friday, September 16, in the early hours of the morning.

The fire incident was reported by a resident to the East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. post at 00.51 WIB. After receiving the report, as many as 17 fire engines were dispatched to the location of the fire.

"The initial process of extinguishing the fire was at 00.59 WIB and the fire was successful at the localized at 01.19 WIB," said Head of the East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept., Gatot Sulaeman, Friday, September 16.

The process of extinguishing the fire took a long time because the building materials were made of many flammable materials.

"The cooling was at 01.38 WIB and the blackout was completed at 02.15 WIB," he said.

The fire was extinguished after 85 officers continued to struggle with the flames which continued to grow.

"The cause is suspected to be an electrical short. The loss is estimated at Rp. 1 billion. The object that caught fire was a furniture shop belonging to Manto (41) with an area of 424 m2 burned," said Gatot.

From the results of the statements of the witnesses, continued Gatot, the flames came from the top floor of the building. Currently, the fire has been successfully extinguished. There were no casualties and injuries as a result of the incident.