Officer Calls Fire That Burned Apartment In Daan Mogot, Came From Welding Tool

Fire scene in an apartment construction project in Duri Kosambi, West Jakarta/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - West Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. officers managed to extinguish the fire that hit the apartment construction on Jalan Raya Daan Mogot, No. 8, RT 002/014, Duri Kosambi Village, West Jakarta. The fire was extinguished at around 21:53 WIB.

"The status of the fire is green (extinguished) with 10 fire engines being watered. There were no casualties in this incident," said Head of West Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. Head Sjukri Bahanan to reporters, Friday, March 11, evening.

The fire comes from the spark in the welding tool. Then the fire spreads to other flammable materials until the flames get bigger.

"The cause was sparks on the welding equipment. As a result of the fire, the burned area was 180 square meters," he said.

Meanwhile, officers have not been able to detail the total loss due to the fire incident.

"There are no victims. The building that caught fire was an empty apartment. The information from the location of the object burned was made of wood that was not used to cast stairs on floors 13-23," he said.

Previously, it was reported that the apartment construction project on Jalan Raya Daan Mogot, No. 8, RT 002/014, Duri Kosambi Village, West Jakarta was destroyed by fire on Friday, March 11, evening. A construction worker was reportedly trapped in the fire.