Three Fires Hit Three Areas Of DKI Jakarta, 1 Person Dies

The Princess Mermaid Resort in Ancol which burned down should have been renovated a long time ago, but was hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic. (Special)

JAKARTA - Three fires occurred in three areas of DKI Jakarta on Sunday, August 21. The fires occurred in South Jakarta, North Jakarta and East Jakarta.

Of the three incidents, the fire that occurred in the South Jakarta area resulted in one fatality due to the fire.

The first fire incident occurred in one RT in a residential area on Jalan Simprug Golf 2, RT 04/08, South Grogol Village, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta. The fire is estimated to have occurred on Sunday, August 21, at 11.00 WIB.

The process of extinguishing fires in this area is quite difficult because of the constraints of water sources.

According to the report from the South Grogol Village Head, Andi, due to the fire, as many as 120 families (KK) were affected and were forced to evacuate.

"Yes (the house that burned) was partially harvested and semi-permanent, mixed," he told reporters, Sunday, August 21.

The village head said that his party was aware of the death toll, but the cause was a natural shock from the heart, not a fire.

However, the fire is still under investigation by the Kebayoran Lama Police. Officials have also not been able to conclude the origin of the cause of the hotspots.

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Ancol Whale Hotel Burns

Then a fire occurred in a resort area of Putri Duyung Cottage, Jalan Lodan Timur, Ancol, North Jakarta on Sunday, August 21, at around 17.13 WIB.

Ancol Commissioner, Geisz Chalifah said the fire incident that occurred in the Duyung Cottage area, Ancol, North Jakarta was still under investigation.

"Yes, there was a fire at the Pope Hotel, but chronologically we don't know what it was like, it's still under research," said Geisz when contacted, Sunday, August 21.

Geisz said the cottage that caught fire was an old hotel and should have wanted to renovate for a long time, but was hindered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Because this cottage is an old cottage that should have been rehabilitated from last year, it is already in the planning process that is not right, because of the pandemic," he said.

The fire was successfully localized at 17.33 WIB and cooled down at 18.15 WIB by 12 fire engines. The case is still under investigation by officers.

Portable Stove Explodes, Burns Resident's House

Furthermore, the last fire incident occurred in the East Jakarta area. In this area, the fire only engulfed one resident's house on Jalan Mayang, 3E, Rat 06/07, Pondok Kelapa Village, Duren Sawit District, East Jakarta, Sunday, August 21, evening.

Temporary suspicion, the fire came from a portable stove in the kitchen of the house.

Head of East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept., Gatot Sulaeman, said that the only object that caught fire was the kitchen part of the house of one resident in the Duren Sawit area.

"We received a report at 20.13 WIB from one of the residents. We deployed 3 units of fire engines with 10 officers," he told reporters, Sunday, August 21, evening.

Officers arrived at the scene at 20:20 WIB and immediately carried out the process of extinguishing the fire. The fire was successfully localized at 20.30 WIB. After the extinguishing process was completed, the officers returned to cool down at 20.35 WIB.

"The blackout ended at 20.45 WIB. The object that caught fire was the kitchen of Mr. Dias's house. The cause of the fire was the portable stove in the house," he said.

From the results of the inventory, the area of the burned object was only 2 x 3 square meters. Losses were estimated at Rp 5 million due to the fire.

"The owner of the house only noticed the fire when the owner came down from the top floor, he saw a big fire in the kitchen room," he said.