JAKARTA - A house on Jalan Kalibaru Timur Kosambi, Kalibaru Village, Cilincing District, North Jakarta, caught fire, on Saturday afternoon which was suspected to be due to an electric short circuit.
"The fire broke out in a residence with an area of 36 square meters on fire," said Head of North Jakarta Fire and Rescue (Gulkarmat) Sub-dept. Gatot Sulaeman in Jakarta, Saturday, July 18.
Based on the testimony of witnesses at the location, he said, this fire was thought to have come from sparks that emerged from PLN cables.
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According to him, the fire occurred at around 13.30 WIB, where one of the witnesses heard screams from a burning house. Then, the witness (citizens) rushed to the location, but the fire had grown. The witness also tried to help the owner of the house get out of the burning house.
"After confirming that no one was inside the house, the witness called the officer to ask for help," said Gatot.
The Gulkarmat Sub-dept. deployed eight cars and 35 personnel to extinguish the fire that engulfed the house.
"Alhamdulillah, the fire was successfully extinguished at around 14:42 WIB," he said.
There were no casualties in the incident, but the loss was estimated at IDR 50 million.
Two heads of families with three souls were rescued from this incident, he said.
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