Allegedly An Electric Short Circuit, 7 Merchants Who Were Left Behind For Lebaran In Cipayung Were Devoured By Fire

East Jakarta Fire and Rescue Service (Sudin Gulkarmat) (DOK VOI/Rizky S)

JAKARTA - A total of seven sales stalls left by the owners of Lebaran homecoming on Jalan Rambo, RT 06/01, Ceger Village, Cipayung District, East Jakarta, were burned down by fire, Thursday 5 May morning.

The fire was extinguished by officers from the East Jakarta Fire and Rescue Sub-dept. (Sudin Gulkarmat) at around 07.35 WIB.

"We received a fire report from residents at around 05.28 WIB. Then we deployed 13 fire engine pump units and 2 support units with the deployment of 75 personnel to the location of the fire," said Head of East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. Head, Gatot Sulaeman to reporters, Thursday 5 May.

Arriving at the location of the fire, as many as 75 officers who were deployed immediately struggled to extinguish the fire at around 05:41 WIB.

The fire burned about seven stalls of traders in the Cipayung area, East Jakarta, with a burned area of about 800 square meters. There were no casualties or injuries as a result of this fire incident.

"The loss was estimated at Rp700 million. The owner was left empty. The fire was controlled at around 06.03 WIB," he said.

After investigation, the fire was suspected to have been caused by an electrical short. According to eyewitness accounts of the incident, continued Gatot, the initial ignition of the fire was in the front booth, namely the Tv service booth.

"The fire spread to other stalls and scorched seven stall units," said Gatot.

The cooling process of the fire was carried out at 06.29 WIB and was successfully extinguished at around 07.35 WIB. "The stall position was empty and uninhabited because they were left home for Eid," he said.