20 Meters Of Air Cable Burned In Menteng, One Person Injured

JAKARTA - The air cable allegedly belonging to PLN on Jalan Mochamad Yamin, Menteng Village, Menteng District, Central Jakarta, caught fire on Wednesday, January 17. The fire quickly spread through the aerial cable.

"It is suspected that the cause of the electrical short circuit was 20 meters long. Currently, the fire has been extinguished after being extinguished by 1 team with a total of 4 personnel," said Head of Central Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept., Asril Rizal when confirmed by VOI, Wednesday, January 17.

As a result of the fire incident, one resident suffered injuries to his right hand. Losses are estimated at Rp10 million rupiah.

"The air cable fire report was initially received from Bhabinsa, Gondangdia Village, that there was an aerial cable fire on Jalan Moh. Yamin. We followed up by launching a medium pressure unit to extinguish the fire," he said.

The process of extinguishing the aerial cables was also coordinated with PLN to turn off the electricity at the scene.

"The fire was extinguished with water. The blackout operation was completed at around 13.45 WIB," he said.