JAKARTA - Dozens of merchant stalls in Surau Gonjong, Aur Tajungkang Market, Bukittinggi City, West Sumatra Province (West Sumatra), Tuesday, November 16 this morning caught fire.

"There are 19 plots of used clothing kiosks, one plot of used electronic kiosks, eight plots of household appliances kiosks (28 units)," said an official from the Public Information Section of the Bukittinggi City Communications and Information Office in April as quoted by Antara, Tuesday, November 16.

The fire occurred around 06.00 WIB. The majority of affected kiosks are in the middle position of the market. April added that firefighters and fire trucks had been dispatched to Aur Tajungkang Market and managed to tame the fire.

"There are six units of fire trucks from Bukittinggi City and three other aids from Agam Regency with a total of 38 officers. The fire was successfully extinguished at 08.15 WIB," said April.

Based on temporary data, the fire that occurred in Aur Tajungkang Market was estimated to have caused a loss of around Rp. 700 million. The police are still investigating the cause of the fire at the merchant stall in the market.

Meanwhile, the Bukittinggi City Government held a coordination meeting to deal with the impact of the fire on the market.

The people's market fire in Bukittinggi once occurred in September 2021 and caused 300 stalls of traders in Los Maco, Pasar Bawah, Bukittinggi to burn.


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