JAKARTA - The explosion of firecrackers again caused a fire. This time it happened at Kayu Tinggi Market, Jalan Kayu Tinggi, RT 006/03, East Cakung Village, Cakung District, East Jakarta, Wednesday, April 6, evening. As a result, dozens of kiosks and shop houses were burned down.
Head of East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. Gatot Sulaeman said the fire was caused by firecrackers being played by children at the fire site.
The spark spread and grew and burned a number of stalls and shop houses.
"The fire was 15 kiosks and 6 shop houses. The land belongs to Zainal Abidin (40) with an area that burned 100 square meters," he told reporters, Wednesday, April 6, evening.
The fire incident was discovered after officers received a fire report from residents at around 21:14 WIB.
Furthermore, officers deployed 12 units of fire engines to the location of the fire with a total of 60 personnel.
"The cause of the fire was due to firecrackers. Because the firecrackers were played by children and (sparks) fell around the stall, causing a fire," explained Gatot.
The fire was extinguished starting at 21:22 WIB. Officers managed to control the fire and the cooling process at 21:34 WIB.
"The blackout operation was completed at around 21.59 WIB. The loss was estimated at Rp 150 million," he said.
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