BNPB: Tekung TPA Fire Localist Joint Team

JAKARTA - The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported that the fire that occurred at the Tlekung final disposal site (TPA), Batu, East Java, was in the process of being localized by a joint team and the local Fire Department and BPBD.

Head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information and Communication Center Abdul Muhari in a written statement broadcast in Jakarta, Saturday, until 12.00 WIB the joint team was still trying to extinguish the fire by deploying four fire engines assisted by volunteers and residents.

"In addition to efforts to extinguish and wet the fire service, the joint team also made fuel barriers so that the fire would not spread to residents' lands," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, October 21.

A fire hit TPA Tlekung, Junrejo District, Batu City, East Java on Friday, (20/10). The fire was discovered by residents at 12.45 WIB, where the fire was located in the southern area.

The obstacle faced by the joint team was that the weather at the location of the fire was observed to be sunny and windy. This is an obstacle for the team in carrying out the blackout.

"Until now, there have been no casualties in the TPA Tlekung fire incident. The location of the TPA Tlekung is far from residential areas and has been sterilized by related parties," he said.

The relevant agencies are still collecting data related to the cause of the fire, it is suspected that the fire came from below the slope and spread to the upper side. Officers are also still collecting data on the area of the burned land in TPA Tlekung.