Residents' Settlements In Palmerah Burnt

JAKARTA - Residents' settlement on Jalan KS Tubun II, RT 06/01, Slipi Village, Palmerah District, West Jakarta, caught fire on Friday, August 16. The fire burned one house and three rented plots. "The object caught fire in a low-rise residential house," said Head of West Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept., Syarifudin. A total of 18 fire engines were deployed to the fire site to carry out the process of extinguishing the fire.

"There were 95 personnel deployed to the fire site to extinguish the fire," he said. The fire extinguishing process lasted about 90 minutes. A number of firefighters continued to struggle to extinguish the fire, the fire was successfully extinguished. The cause of the fire is not yet known. Currently, the fire case is being handled by the Palmerah Police.