9 Contract Houses In Setiabudi Burns, South Jakarta Social Affairs Sub-dept. Fast Action Assistance

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JAKARTA - Nine rented houses on Minangkabau Dalam Street, Menteng, Setiabudi, South Jakarta caught fire.

Setiabudi sub-district head Iswahyudi confirmed the incident. The incident occurred on Sunday, September 4, 20.30 WIB.

"There are 9 houses or rented houses (fired-ed)," said Iswahyudi in his statement, Monday, September 5.

Iswahyudi said the fire allegedly came from a gas stove that was being used to cook from one of the houses. However, for details, whether the short circuit or forgot to turn off, further inspection will be carried out.

"It is suspected that it came from a stove that was lit in one of the rented houses that was cooking," he said.

A total of 19 units of the Fire Department (Damkar) were deployed. The result was that at 21.45 WIB the fire was successfully extinguished.

He confirmed that there were no casualties in the incident. However, 50 people were affected.

"Until now, there have been no fatalities affected by 50 people and material losses have not been estimated," he concluded.

Iswahyudi explained that the South Jakarta Social Service Sub-dept. and the DKI Jakarta Provincial Amil Zakat Agency (Baznas) had provided assistance to the victims. The assistance was in the form of clothing and food such as clothing, blankets and sleeping mats, as well as toiletries, and others.

"We have received assistance from fire victims in Menteng Atas Village. 50 boxes of ready-to-eat food this morning and 50 bottles of mineral water," he concluded.