Abandoned By The Owner Of The Streets, Empty Houses In Cipayung, East Jakarta Burned Due To Fans

JAKARTA - Residents' settlement on Jalan Gorda RT 04/07, Lubang Buaya Village, Cipayung District, East Jakarta, was scorched on Monday, June 3, earlier this morning. The fire was triggered by an electrical short circuit from the fan.

"The fire started to die out at 05.18 WIB. The object caught fire was Supriyanto's 60-meter residence," said Head of East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept., Gatot Sulaeman when confirmed.

The fire was only extinguished by 4 fire engines with the deployment of 20 personnel.

"It is estimated that the owner suffered a loss of Rp. 50 million. The incident occurred at around 03.30 WIB due to an electrical short circuit originating from a fan," he said.

At the time of the incident, the house was empty and the owner left it.

"So the house was empty, left roads. Residents saw smoke from the house, then took the initiative to contact the fire department," he said.

Luckily, there were no casualties or injuries as a result of the fire incident.