Rutan Pondok Bamboo Burns, Officers Call The Fire Coming From An Electric Short Circuit In The Kitchen

The atmosphere of the bamboo cottage detention center after the fire/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - The fire incident occurred in the Class 1 Detention Center (Rutan) Pondok Bambu Jalan Pahlawan Revolution, RT 03/04, Pondok Bambu Village, Duren Sawit District, East Jakarta. The fire blazed through the kitchen.

Head of the Operation Section of the East Jakarta Fire and Rescue Service (Sudin Gulkarmat), Gatot Sulaeman, confirmed that a fire had hit a section of the Pondok Bambu Class 1 Rutan.

4 units of blackout were deployed with 20 personnel from East Jakarta Gulkarmat. The fire was extinguished around 19:00 WIB.

"The cause of the fire was due to a short circuit in the refrigerator cable. The short circuit caused the ignition (of the fire) and burned the room in the kitchen," Gatot told reporters, Tuesday, December 21.

As a result of the fire incident, the loss was estimated at Rp 10 million. Luckily, the fire did not result in any casualties or injuries.

"There are 433 people saved. There were no casualties or injuries. The fire was extinguished," he said.