The Piles Of Wood In Duren Sawit Caught Fire, Residents Save Valuables

JAKARTA - A wooden storage warehouse on Jalan H. Dogol, Pondok Bambu Village, Duren Sawit District, East Jakarta, was scorched on Wednesday, September 4, evening. The fire broke out since 18.30 WIB and until now it continues to grow.

A total of 17 fire engines were deployed to the location to extinguish the fire. 89 firefighters at the location are still carrying out the fire supply process.

"The object caught fire in the warehouse building," said the firefighters at the location.

It is not yet known the cause of the fire in the warehouse which allegedly contained piles of wood. The process of extinguishing the fire also encountered problems due to the large amount of flammable material.

"Currently the fire is starting to be localized and is still in the process of extinguishing it," he said.

This fire incident had made local residents panic and tried to save their property.

Meanwhile, the traffic flow around the fire site experienced traffic jams due to the large number of vehicles stopping to watch the fire.