Broken Tires, Bus Burned On The Inner City Toll Road In The Direction Of Tanjung Priok, Dozens Of Passengers Scattered

JAKARTA - A bus containing passengers suffered a single accident that caught fire on the Inner City Toll Road towards Tanjung Priok, Cipinang Cempedak Village, Jatinegara District, East Jakarta, Wednesday, June 12, noon. Luckily, the passengers managed to get off before the bus caught fire.

East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. officers deployed 4 fire engines with 15 personnel. Officers are still struggling to extinguish the fire since 10.46 WIB.

"The object caught fire on the bus, the passenger managed to get off and the bus caught fire in an empty condition. The cause was because the bus had a tire burst, then there was a spark on the tires," said Head of East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept., Gatot Sulaeman when confirmed.

The bus is known to have the police number S 7783 UA belonging to Adi Kriswanto. There were no casualties or injuries as a result of this incident. Dozens of bus crews were rescued before the flames devoured the entire bus.

"A total of 54 people have been rescued. Currently, the fire situation has turned yellow, the cooling process is still ongoing," he said.

While the impact of the fire, the toll road has a long traffic density.