650 Unoperating Kiosks After Glodok Plaza Fire, Online Trade Business Seller

JAKARTA - Glodok Plaza marketing team, Angga Aditya said there were 650 kiosks that had been unable to operate in their buildings due to fires since last Wednesday, January 15.

From this, Glodok Plaza management estimates that the potential for money circulation lost due to hundreds of stalls not operating reaches hundreds of millions of rupiah. This figure is beyond material losses caused by the fire.

"Certainly it is above hundreds of millions, yes, because we have up to 650 stores. All activities from the LGF floor to the 7th floor are that much," Angga told reporters, Sunday, January 19.

Thus, a number of Glodok Plaza traders tried to keep their business through other platforms in order to reduce their income losses.

"Some have tried to reduce their losses by doing activities elsewhere. It can be online or from the warehouse where they are rented in other buildings," said Angga.

The Glodok Plaza fire point is located on the 7th, 8th, and 9th floors. However, all business actors selling at Glodok Plaza were forced not to be able to move due to the building being closed. Sellers also cannot just enter the building area even though it is only limited to checking the condition of their stalls.

"Meanwhile, we are following from the security of the authorities' team. So for the sake of mutual security, we are currently trying to limit the tenants from entering," he said.

It is known that the fire at Glodok Plaza occurred on Wednesday, January 15 at around 21.33 WIB. The officers finally succeeded in the cooling process on Thursday, January 16 evening, and the fire was completely extinguished on Friday, January 17 evening.

The Gulkarmat Service deployed dozens of fire engines at the mall located on Jalan Pinangsia Raya, Mangga Besar Village, Tamansari District. Pedadaman is also carried out with a skylift bronto unit.

Head of the DKI Jakarta Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Isnawa Adji revealed that the estimated material loss due to the fire that occurred at Glodok Plaza, Tamansari, West Jakarta reached around Rp90 billion.

"From the object affected by Glodok Plaza Mall, the 7th, 8th, and 9th floors, the estimated loss is IDR 90,900,000,000," Isnawa said in his statement.

Meanwhile, the alleged cause of the Glodok Plaza fire is still under investigation by the police. A total of 14 people were reported missing in the fire, based on information from the families and colleagues of the victims who reported to the Poskotis. The forensic medical team of the Polda Metro Jaya is still carrying out the identification process related to the victim's body.