Big Fire In East Jakarta 100 Firefighters Deployed

Fires in East Jakarta/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - An electrical short circuit or short circuit in M's furniture workshop is suspected of causing a fire to engulf an area of approximately 800 square meters on Jalan Rawa Sumur, Cakung, East Jakarta (Jaktim), Saturday night, February 26. Head of the East Jakarta Fire and Rescue Service Gatot Sulaeman said the reporter with the initial W saw the fire from the location of the furniture, then it spread to junk goods and a nearby hazardous and toxic material (B3) waste storage area. The fire was unstoppable and immediately spread to junk and waste," Gatot said in his statement, early Sunday. The East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. immediately launched personnel and fire fighting units to the location, after receiving reports of fires from residents on Saturday night, around 22:54 WIB. .

"Personnel deployed for handling reached 100 people, along with 20 fire fighting support units," said Gatot. After that, cooling at the location began at 00:22 WIB. Gatot said that currently, officers are still at the location to collect data regarding the presence or absence of victims in the incident. Meanwhile, the estimated loss due to the fire is around Rp. 800 million.