JAKARTA - The police are investigating the cause of a fire in a house, grocery store, and food stall in a densely populated residential area in Pulogadung, East Jakarta, which resulted in three people being killed.
"It is still in the process of finding out the exact cause of the fire," said Pulogadung Police Chief Kompol Gomos Simamora to reporters in Jakarta, Sunday.
The three dead victims were found inside a house that was on fire when officers carried out the evacuation process. However. he has not been able to reveal the identities of the three dead victims.
"The victim was found dead in a house," he said.
The East Jakarta Administration Fire and Rescue Service (Sudin Gulkarmat) said the fire occurred at around 03.00 WIB. The fire devoured one house, a grocery store, and a rice stall in the area.
After receiving the report of the fire, the firefighters deployed the first unit which arrived at the location at 03.04 WIB.
A total of 14 fire brigade units with a strength of 60 personnel were deployed to the location.
Officers then tried to put out the fire and localize the fire point so that it did not spread to other houses in the crowded settlement.
After almost two hours of handling, the fire was completely extinguished at around 05.00 WIB. This incident resulted in three residents dying and one person being injured.
Although the exact cause of the fire is not yet known, based on a provisional assumption, the fire originated from an electrical short circuit in one of the plugs in the residents' house.
Meanwhile, the process of data collection of losses and the identity of the victims is still being carried out by related officers.
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