Dozens Of Fishing Boats At The Tegal Port Catch Fire, Fishermen Directly Report Details To The Governor Ganjar

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JAKARTA - Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo immediately ordered his staff to conduct an assessment and check on the ship fire incident that occurred in Tegal City, this morning. Reports about the fire, received directly from the fishermen Ganjar.

"I've checked this. Coincidentally, there were fishermen who reported to me, there were no victims. This is a report from fishermen," said Ganjar, Wednesday, November 17.

Ganjar immediately responded quickly and assigned the Head of the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Service, Fendiawan Triskiantoro, to move quickly to see the conditions at the scene.

"So now friends from the KKP are heading back and we were sent some videos during the fire conditions and Alhamdulillah, all responded and hopefully it will be sorted out soon," he said.

Ganjar said that the report he received from fishermen in Tegal from 01.30 WIB in the morning until 07.00 WIB this morning, the fire still could not be extinguished. According to reports, the fire was suspected to have been caused by a short circuit in one of the ships.

"The report is quite complete and until today the efforts to extinguish the fire are being completed and we are still making an assessment, so hopefully we can help them soon," he said.

Ganjar claimed to continue to monitor developments and coordinate with the Department of Marine Affairs and Fisheries in the city and district of Tegal. It is hoped that an assessment will be carried out soon so that the needs that can be sent as assistance can be identified.

"Later, if immediate assistance is needed, we can communicate with all parties. We will immediately coordinate the KKP, district and city, then the center and we will take the initiative to bridge the gap," he said.

For information, dozens of fishing boats at the docks of the Tegal City Port complex, Central Java, caught fire. The fire has been going on since the early hours of the morning. So far, the fire has not been extinguished.