Early In The Morning While Riding, Ganjar Pranowo Checks Johar Market Which Is Burned Out

Ganjar Pranowo (Photo via Central Java Provincial Government)

SEMARANG - Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo checked the condition of the relocation of Johar Market, Central Java Grand Mosque (MAJT) after it caught fire. While cycling, Ganjar Pranowo went around block F of the market.

Ganjar Pranowo saw the front of block F Pasar Johar, dozens of stalls were burned to the ground. On average, this place is filled by traders of paper stationery and school supplies.

Ganjar Pranowo, who is from PDIP, then continued by exploring the inside of the Johar Market relocation which was filled with fruit traders. The merchants seemed to be collecting fruit that survived the fire.

The governor for these two terms then looked at the new Johar Market. There, the man who was born in October 1968 met a trader who was tidying up his chili merchandise at the back of the kiosk. To Ganjar, the women traders at Pasar Johar said that their stalls were already occupied by several traders.

“There was a fire over there, some of which were brought here. But it hasn't been sold yet, it's still there," said the trader to Ganjar, Thursday, February 3.

Ganjar said he was continuing to communicate with the Mayor of Semarang, Hendrar Prihadi, regarding the assistance scheme for traders affected by the fire. Ganjar also asked the market head to immediately record the number of affected traders.

"I asked the lurah to calculate how many places (which burned), how much was the loss," said Ganjar.

Ganjar also asked the Mayor of Semarang to make a response, for example encouraging traders who already had stalls at Johar Market to move immediately.

"So I mean that the (burned) area can be moved there, then the ones that are still safe can sell. What we are thinking now is so that they can sell again," he said.

As is known, a huge fire hit the Johar market relocation site at the Great Mosque of Central Java (MAJT), Wednesday (2/2) night. The fire burned dozens of stalls in block F of the market.

The Governor of Central Java, Ganjar Pranowo, received information about the fire while on his way back to Semarang from Rembang. Ganjar decided to go directly to the location to monitor the handling of the fire. When Ganjar arrived, the fire was still burning quite large, with smoke rising high.