The residential fire is still a serious threat in densely populated areas such as Jakarta. Many cases show negligence in electrical installations and delays in early handling are the main factors in the disaster. One of the latest events occurred in the North Grogol area, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta.
A total of 42 housing units were reported to have been burned on Jalan Juragaran 1, RT 12 and RT 13 RW 12, on Sunday afternoon. It is suspected that the fire originated from an electrical short circuit.
Head of the South Jakarta Fire and Rescue (Gulkarmat) Sub-dept., Syamsul Huda, stated that his party began extinguishing it at 11.51 WIB, shortly after receiving a fire report at 11.40 WIB.
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The blackout process was completed at around 14:27 WIB. Syamsul confirmed that there were no casualties in this incident, but two people were injured as a result of the incident.
According to witnesses at the location, a puff of smoke was seen rising from one of the houses. The witness tried to find the origin of the fire but did not find it. When the door was broken down, the fire had grown and quickly spread to other buildings. Residents then reported to emergency services 112.
Of the total 42 houses affected, 22 of them are in RT 13 and the rest are in RT 12. The fire scorched an area of about 500 square meters. Material losses are estimated at Rp703 million.
A total of 42 heads of families were reported to have lost their homes as a result of this incident. Authorities are currently coordinating temporary assistance for the affected victims.
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