JAKARTA - Flames raged in an uninhabited permanent house on Jalan Dana Prasetya, RT 10/RW 08, Gedong Village, Pasar Rebo District, East Jakarta, Monday, August 1, in the late afternoon.
The fire began to grow at 18.00 WIB, followed by black smoke billowing into the air. It appears that the ranks of the East Jakarta Fire and Rescue (Gulkarmat) Sub-dept. have arrived at the location to extinguish the fire.
Meanwhile, residents were seen working together to extinguish the fire using buckets filled with water. They poured water on the fire together.
It was seen that the building materials in the small room of the big house were on fire, and even the roof had collapsed due to being engulfed by the red rooster.
Local resident Toble (35) said the fire suddenly appeared in a large form and burned the house. He said the house was empty. Inside is a flammable object such as a sofa.
"Residents know that when the fire is big, there's a sofa like that inside, it's flammable," Toble told reporters, Monday, August 1.
He said the house had been empty for three years.
"The house has been empty since three years ago, the intention is to sell it," he said.
Toble suspects the fire was caused by an electrical short.
"I think it was because of an electric short circuit, suddenly there was a big fire," he said.
As of 18.34 WIB, the fire engine was still parked at the location. The fire seemed to have been extinguished, but the officers made sure to return it by cooling it down.
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