PAM Pipe Work Project Car Burns Due To Short Circuit From Genset Engine
JAKARTA - A pickup truck caught fire on Jalan Raya Bogor KM 24, Cijantung Village, Pasar Rebo District, East Jakarta on Tuesday, August 15, afternoon. The fire was reported at around 09.50 WIB.
Head of East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept., Gatot Sulaeman confirmed the fire in a car in the Pasar Rebo area. His party deployed 2 fire engines to the location to extinguish the fire.
"The object caught fire in a pickup truck with the number R 8290 ZC," said Gatot when contacted, Tuesday, August 15.
From the results of the data collection, the car belongs to Andi Aswandi. The car owner suffered losses of up to Rp80 as well as due to the fire.
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"The cause was due to sparks from the generator. The fire was successfully extinguished, we deployed 10 personnel," he said.
Based on witness testimony, at that time the driver and kernet of the car were doing PAM pipe work. However, when turning on the generator in the pick-up car, there was a spark from the generator.
"Then the flames spread to the carry car. Now the fire has been extinguished," he said.