After The Fire Devoured The Housing In Warakas, There Were Residents Who Were Electrocuted To Death

Firefighters extinguish the fire in the Warakas Jakut fire/ Photo: Public Relations of DKI Jakarta Gulkarmat Service

JAKARTA - A resident with the initials R was found dead after being electrocuted at the location following a house fire located on Jalan Warakas, RT 14/13, Warakas Village, Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta.

Jakarta Damkar Public Relations Officer Mulat Wijayanto said the victim was electrocuted outside of the fire incident that had previously occurred and had been extinguished.

"The information is that the victim will connect the power cable after the fire broke out," Mulat told reporters, Saturday, January 1.

However, it is suspected that the victim mishandled the cable or was hit by a chipped cable, causing the victim to be electrocuted.

"The victim died as a result of being electrocuted. The victim's initials were R," he said.

The victim who died was immediately evacuated to Koja Hospital, North Jakarta.

"When the fire occurred, it was confirmed that all currents were dead," said Mulat.

After being declared extinguished and finished handling, the current (electricity) is back on.

"It is possible that after the fire, the current began to return to normal, the victim was electrocuted and died," he said.