JAKARTA - Black smoke and flames hit the Tambora area, West Jakarta, Sunday, March 27, evening. The fire began to redden and continued to grow until it burned a number of semi-permanent buildings.

Head of the Operations Section (Kasiop) of the Fire and Rescue Service (Sudin Gulkarmat) Sjukri Bahanan confirmed that a fire had occurred in the Tambora area. His party has received reports of fires since 15.15 WIB.

"Residents came to the Krendang Post to report a house fire on Jalan Sawah Lio, RT 003/007, Jembatan Lima Village, Tambora District," Sjukri told reporters, Sunday, March 27, evening.

Furthermore, the West Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. deployed as many as 24 units of fire engines (damkar) to the location of the hotspots.

"A total of 115 personnel were deployed. The operation to extinguish the fire began at 15.22 WIB. The fire was successfully localized at 16.00 WIB," he said.

Until now, officers are still cooling down the location of the burning object.

"The cause of the fire is still under investigation," he said.

It is not yet known with certainty the total loss due to this fire incident. Officers are also still conducting data collection at the location of the fire.


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