JAKARTA - A plume of smoke enveloped a container truck that caught fire on the JORR Toll Road KM 53+600, Cakung District, East Jakarta, Wednesday, June 15, morning.
"At 02.00 WIB in the morning, the tire exploded, and at 05.40 WIB, suddenly fire came out of the left rear tire. The truck passed from the direction of Jati Asih, Bekasi City towards Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta," said Head of Ops of the Fire Management Sub-dept. East Jakarta Rescue Agency (Gulkarmat), Gatot Sulaeman when confirmed, Wednesday, June 15.
Gatot said the container truck with the license plate number B 9450 UEM was almost charred because the fire started from the left rear tire and spread quickly.
It is suspected that the tire of the cement-laden container truck caught fire due to a leak. Then there is friction with the road concrete castings, causing heat and then releasing a fire to burn.
"It is suspected that the tire burst and the friction of the road-cast concrete caused heat from the tires," he said.
His party after receiving the incident report at 06.05 WIB immediately mobilized two fire engines accompanied by 10 personnel to extinguish the fire.
"The blackout started at 06.12 WIB and ended at 06.36 WIB," he said.
There were no casualties in this incident. However, due to the fire, several parts of the container truck box were charred. While the truck cabin, did not catch fire.
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