7 Damkar Units Dispatched, Fire in Walkot Jaksel Office Generator Room Extinguished

JAKARTA - A total of 28 personnel from the South Jakarta Fire and Rescue Service (Gulkarmat) extinguished a fire that occurred in the generator room of the Jaksel Mayor's Office (Walkot) on Sunday, December 28.

"Because the room is close to the fire station, we immediately moved quickly to carry out the extinguishing process," said Head of the South Jakarta Fire Department, Asril Rizal, in Jakarta, Sunday, quoted by Antara.

He said his party received information about the fire at 06.24 WIB.

The fire occurred in the transformer genset room of the Jaksel Walkot Office on Jalan Prapanca Raya, RT 01/01, Petogogan Village, Kebayoran Baru District.

The Gulkarmat Sub-Department of Jaksel deployed seven fire trucks and 28 personnel to the scene.

The fire was localized at 06.30 WIB.

Then at 06.50 WIB, the fire in the room with an area of approximately 24 square meters was declared complete.

"The blackout is over and we declare the situation conducive. For the cause, further investigation is still being carried out," said Asril.