Ex-Gusuran Building In Salemba Burns, One Person Dies

JAKARTA - The former land eviction building on Jalan Salemba Raya, RW 06, Paseban Village, Senen District, Central Jakarta, was burned down on Monday, December 2, morning. As a result of the fire, one resident died in the fire incident.

The fire was first reported at around 05.40 WIB.

"There was one victim who died, a 52-year-old man," said Head of Central Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept., Asril Rizal to VOI, Monday, December 2, morning.

Asril explained, after receiving the report, his party deployed 10 fire engines to the fire site for the process of extinguishing the fire.

"We have deployed 50 personnel to the location to extinguish the fire. The object caught fire is a type of building stall," he said.

The process of extinguishing the fire began at around 05.51 WIB. Then the time of cooling the fire was around 06.35 WIB.

"Currently, the object is still cooling down at the location. Meanwhile, the cause is still under investigation," he said.