Several Explosions Were Heard In The Burning Paint And Thiner Warehouse In Cengkareng, West Jakarta

A growing fire burns a building as a paint and thinner warehouse in Cengkareng, West Jakarta/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - Until now, black smoke from a fire in the paint and thinner warehouse in the Cengkareng area, West Jakarta on Saturday, April 9, is still visible. Firefighters are still cooling the building.

The fire is known to have originated from a paint and thinner warehouse located on Jalan Cikas Raya, No. 68, RT 02/08, Duri Kosambi Village, Cengkareng, West Jakarta. Since the fire first appeared, a number of explosions were heard.

"The fire incident was reported at 20.46 WIB to the West Jakarta Gulkarmat post from a member of the community," said Head of West Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. Sjukri Bahanan, Saturday, April 9, evening.

After receiving the report, 14 fire engines were dispatched to the location. The fire engine unit arrived at the fire scene at around 20.51 WIB.

"Extinguishing operations have been carried out since 20:52 WIB. Currently, the status of the fire is still red," he said.

As many as 65 personnel of West Jakarta Gulkarmat officers continue to struggle to extinguish the fire.

"The situation is currently still in the process of extinguishing the fire. Propagation is possible. There are 65 personnel who have been deployed to the site of extinguishing the fire," he said.

Separately, the Public Relations of the DKI Jakarta Gulkarmat Service began to say that the object that caught fire was a chemical warehouse, so there was the potential for an explosion.