School Building In East Jakarta Burns And 200 Students Successfully Evacuated

JAKARTA - A room used as a warehouse in the Islamic Elementary School building located on Jalan Pulomas Barat, Kayu Putih Village, Pulogadung District, East Jakarta, was scorched, Tuesday, February 27. Luckily, as many as 200 students were successfully evacuated.

Luckily, the fire was immediately extinguished by the school using a manual extinguishing tool. The fire had set fire to a warehouse building covering an area of 4 square meters.

"The object caught fire in the school warehouse. The blackout was complete, the officers only checked the crime scene. The situation was under control," said Head of East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept., Gatot Sulaeman when confirmed, Tuesday, February 27.

As a result of the fire, the loss of the school was estimated at IDR 10 million. Luckily, at the time of the incident, as many as 200 elementary school students were successfully evacuated to a safe place.

"The cause was an electrical short circuit. We deployed 3 fire engines with 15 personnel to the location of the fire," he said.

The fire incident was first noticed by one of the school employees who saw a fire in the school's warehouse. After being traced, it turned out that the fire was caused by an electrical short circuit.

"The fire can be handled by the school. Now the blackout is complete," he said.