Three Warehouses Burned In Kembangan, Losses Reached IDR 3 Billion

JAKARTA - A total of three buildings that were used as warehouses on Jalan Joglo Raya, Gang Marang, RT 1/3, No.48, Joglo Village, Kembangan District, West Jakarta, have been burned down. The fire broke out since Sunday, January 7th.

"The status of the fire is still yellowing, the operation (propagating) is still being carried out," said Head of West Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept., Syafrudin.

A total of 16 fire engines were dispatched to the location. At least 90 officers continued to carry out extinguishing operations. However, it is not yet known what warehouse caught fire.

"The alleged cause was an electrical short circuit. Outside the burned area is about 500 meters," he said.

Luckily, there were no victims in the fire incident. However, the owner suffered a loss of Rp. 3 billion.

"The number of affected residents is 3 families with 15 people. The victims were nil. The warehouses belonged to Aris (50) and Hariyadi (45)," he said.