JAKARTA - A fire hit a chemical warehouse on Jalan Kapuk Pulo Raya, RT 006/007, Kapuk Village, Cengkareng District, West Jakarta. As a result of the fire, a man named Adi suffered burns.

According to Adi, one of the eyewitnesses, he was working at the oven operator when the fire broke out. Suddenly exploded out of fire so that he was hit by fire.

Adi also shouted fire to other security guards and all employees came out asking for help.

"But the fire grew so that it hit other parts and burned," he told officers, Thursday, December 30.

The fire was successfully extinguished on Thursday, December 30, at noon, with the deployment of 18 fire engines. It was later discovered that the chemical warehouse belonged to Edwin (45).

Head of Operation Section of West Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept., Suket, said that material losses due to the fire were still being collected.

"The total loss of buildings, machinery and burned materials reached 1.4 billion. Meanwhile, the cause of the fire is suspected to be an oven engine," said Suket, Thursday, December 30.

Currently, the case of the fire is under investigation by the Cengkareng Police. The case is still being handled by the Cengkareng Police Headquarters for further investigation. Meanwhile, four eye witnesses are still being questioned.


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