Car Carry Carrier Of Pertamax Fuel Burns Fire In Jatinegara

JAKARTA - A car carrying 6 jerry cans of gasoline was burned on Jalan DI Panjaitan, RT 13/04, Cipinang Cempedak Village, Jatinegara District, East Jakarta, Wednesday, July 24, afternoon.

The flames quickly devoured the entire minibus. Firefighters who arrived at the site struggled to extinguish the fire.

The fire was difficult to extinguish because of the large amount of Pertamax gasoline fuel in the car. Officers have to use a special foam liquid to extinguish the fuel liquid.

"The cause of the fire was an electrical short circuit. The owner suffered a loss of Rp. 30 million. The fire was extinguished at 14:10 WIB," said Head of the East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept., Abdul Wahid when confirmed by VOI, Wednesday, July 24.

The incident began when a minibus carrying 6 jerry cans of fuel was sold in the Depok area. The minibus was stopped and the driver saw sparks from the car battery, the driver immediately entered the vacant land and saved himself.

The fire was successfully extinguished 1 hour later with two fire engines and a special foam liquid to extinguish fuel oil.

"There were no casualties or injuries in this incident," he said.