Losses Due To Fire In Sampit Reaches IDR 15.2 Billion

Firefighters break down a door to extinguish a fire that burned a grocery store and building materials on Jalan Kopi Selatan, Sampit,

SAMPIT - The East Kotawaringin Regency Fire and Rescue Service, Central Kalimantan, noted that a house and warehouse fire on Jalan Kopi Selatan, Sampit, caused material losses of around Rp. 15.2 billion. a lot of grocery items and building materials and furniture," said Head of the East Kotawaringin Regency Fire and Rescue Service, Hawianan in Sampit, Tuesday, June 14. The fire occurred on Sunday, June 12 at around 15:00 WIB. The fire was successfully controlled at night, but the extinguishing was only completed on Monday at around 12.00 WIB or around 21 hours. During the fire, the East Kotawaringin Regency Fire and Rescue Service deployed seven fleets with 105 personnel. They were assisted by firefighters from BPBD, PMI and PDAM Tirta Mentaya Sampit. As long as the fire was still raging, officers from the East Kotawaringin Regency Fire and Rescue Service continued to put out the fire that burned the contents of the warehouse. Monday afternoon, the fire was completely extinguished, so the firefighters left the location. The duration of the fire was due to a lot of flammable items in the building, such as plastic, zinc, hair oil, perfume, food and others. As a result, the officers had to work on paper to extinguish the fire in the warehouse because the fire continued to burn until midnight. The fire scorched the 26x50 meter warehouse containing grocery items and building materials. In addition, one resident's house burned down, and two other buildings were affected by the fire.

The results of the data collection of the East Kotawaringin Regency Fire and Rescue Service, the total material loss was Rp. 15,215,000,000. Consisting of a warehouse loss containing Rp. 15 billion of goods, a house of Rp. 200 million, a building damaged by 5 percent of Rp. 5 million and a 10 percent damaged building by Rp. 10 million. We are grateful that the fire has been extinguished," said Hawianan. Hawianan emphasized that there were no casualties in this fire accident. Regarding the cause of the fire, it is entirely up to the police who are authorized to handle it.