Wifi Cable On Jalan Field Shoot Cibubur Burns, Residents And Users Of Jalan Panic

JAKARTA - A pile of chaotic aerial cables on Jalan Lapangan Shooting, Cibubur Village, Ciracas District, East Jakarta, caught fire on Monday afternoon, November 11.

The incident caused a number of motorists who crossed the road to panic. In fact, residents were worried that the sparks would spread to their homes.

"Yes, it is true that there was an air cable that caught fire, covering an area of about 20 square meters," said Head of the East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept., Abdul Wahid when confirmed, Monday, November 1.

The fire in the aerial cable had an impact on the electricity in residential areas around the location. The spark that burned the aerial cable came from a wifi cable that was short.

"The cause was thought to have been a corslet wifi cable and then caught fire. The fire was extinguished at around 16.30 WIB," he said.

Wahid said there were no casualties or injuries as a result of the fire from the aerial cable. Material losses are also not yet known.

"The fire was carried out for about 30 minutes using a fire engine and three firefighters. The fire was extinguished without any problems," he said.