MRT Jakarta Ensures Normal Post-Rako Fire Service In Cipete Raya

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JAKARTA - Acting Head of the Corporate Secretary Division of PT MRT Jakarta (Perseroda) Ahmad Pratomo revealed that MRT Jakarta services continue to operate normally, including Cipete Raya Tuku Station.

This was revealed by Pratomo in connection with the fire that occurred in the shophouse around Cipete Raya Tuku Station on Sunday, September 7 at around 23.34 WWIB.

"The MRTJ Asset condition is generally safe and there is no damage and today's operational services are running normally," Pratomo said in his statement, September 9.

The fire that scorched a number of shophouses occurred on Sunday night at around 23.39 WIB, and the fire was extinguished by officers at 02.50 WIB.

"MRT Jakarta last night helped coordinate with the Fire Department to ask for help in extinguishing the fire," said Pratomo.

Jalan Fatmawati Raya, to be precise around Cipete Raya Station, South Jakarta, was temporarily closed from both directions related to the fire incident that occurred on Sunday, September 7 evening.

At that location, firefighters were still in the cooling process, so the road was temporarily closed.

"We are still closing the road until the cooling process is complete," said South Jakarta Fire and Rescue (Gulkarmat) Sub-dept. Officer Triyanto, Monday, September 8.

Firefighters are still trying to cool down, while on Jalan Cipete Raya, precisely at MRT Station, a series of fire engines are still parked.

A number of vehicles that will pass through the road are temporarily diverted, but the traffic conditions in the area are observed to be still not too crowded.

Triyanto said that after the cooling process was complete, the road would be reopened.

Previously, a number of shop houses (ruko) on Jalan RS. Fatmawati Raya, Cilandak, South Jakarta, caught fire. Soon, the fire was extinguished by the South Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. who deployed 71 personnel.

"Currently, the cooling process is in progress," said Head of South Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. Syamsul Huda in Jakarta, Monday.