Fuso Truck Driver Almost Caught Fire While Sleeping In Car In Engine Dead Condition

JAKARTA - A fuso truck with a DK 9487 FK plate parked on the edge of Jalan Raya Bekasi, Rawa Terate Village, Cakung District, East Jakarta was scorched on Sunday, May 28. At the time of the incident, the driver of the car was asleep in the burning truck.

Luckily, Fendi, the truck driver managed to save himself when the flames crushed the vehicle he was sleeping in.

"The incident occurred when the driver was sleeping in the car. Suddenly when he woke up he was surrounded by smoke in the car. The incident occurred when the car engine was dead," said Head of East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept., Gatot Sulaeman, Sunday, May 28.

Until now, the cause of the fire is not known for certain. The reason is, when the car engine incident was not alive. Suddenly there was a fire from the front of the vehicle.

"The cause is not yet known. The loss is estimated at around Rp. 50 million," he said.

The fire that scorched the front of the truck was successfully extinguished using 3 fire engines. A total of 15 personnel were deployed to the fire site. The extinguishing effort lasted for about 30 minutes, the fire was successfully extinguished.

"The car driver survived, was successfully evacuated," he said.