Home Fire In Sleman, 3 People Die

Illustration of the firefighters putting out the fire. (Pixabay)

JAKARTA - Three people died as a result of a house fire in Kocoran Hamlet RT 05/RW 03 Kelurahan (Desa) Caturtunggal, Kapanewon (District) Depok, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region (DIY) on Friday 2 September morning.

"There were three occupants of the house who died as a result of the fire incident this morning," said the Head of the Sleman Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Makwan, in Sleman, Friday 2 September.

According to him, the fire occurred on Friday, September 2 at around 01.30 WIB and hit Subono's two-story house (64).

"The fire also spread to the houses of neighbors in the east and west of the victim's house," he said.

He said, based on the testimony of witness Faisal Noor Singgih, a local resident, the incident began on Friday at around 01.30 WIB when the witness was in a sleeping position when suddenly the witness's wife woke him up.

"The witness was informed by his wife that there was a fire at Mr. Bono's house, then the witness checked that it was true that there was a fire in Mr. Bono's living room," he said.

The fire then spread to other parts of the house and also spread to the right to Mrs Yuniatun's house.

"Then the witness together with the residents tried to extinguish the fire that burned the house. However, the fire was still blazing and then called the UGM Fire Department (Damkar) and Sleman Regency," he said.

Makwan said the witness also found Mrs. Ratmi (Bono's wife) in front of the house door and informed that at the second floor of the house there were still family members trapped in the second floor room.

"The victims who are still trapped on the second floor are Subono Bono (64) Ny Diah Ayu Putri (29) and a 6-year-old Mora child," he added.

He said, at around 04.00 WIB the fire was extinguished and the fire was successfully evacuated by the fire department.

"Furthermore, the victim was taken to Dr Sardjito Hospital, Yogyakarta," he said.

Makwan said that as a result of the incident there were three victims who died on behalf of Subono (64), Ayu Rani Istiyani (38) and Mora Putri Ayu Sasmitha (6).

Meanwhile, the house west of Mrs. Yuniatun lost the roof and tools in the house about 100 meters with residents of Yuniatun (52) safe, Widya Susilaningrum (21) survived, Diyan Sulistyawan (15) survived.

Meanwhile, the house on the east side belonging to Mrs. Ester Mujiani half the roof of the house was burned and there were no victims because it was empty.