The Elderly Of 78 Years Died Of House Fire Fire In Agam West Sumatra

Illustration. Personnel from the Yogyakarta City Fire Department extinguished the fire that devoured the building. (Instagram @damkarjogjaspecial)

SUMBAR - One housing unit in Ampek Angkek District, Agam Regency, West Sumatra (West Sumatra) was labeled by the red rooster on Monday 12 December. The fire killed an elderly man.

"The victim, on behalf of Arnida (78) Suku Koto, who was known when the incident lived alone in this house, could not be saved because the fire quickly grew and was suspected of being trapped in a room with difficult conditions to walk," said the Commander of the Agam Fire Brigade Team, Alex, in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Tuesday, December 13.

He said the exact cause of the fire in Jorong Surau Gadang, Nagari Batu Taba was not yet known.

"It is not yet known the exact cause, the effort to extinguish it had been carried out manually by residents, until the fire was successfully extinguished by several fire units from various regions," he said.

The firefighters who came included three firefighters from Agam Regency, three other units from the Bukittinggi City Damkar and one Padang Panjang Damkar unit.

A resident, Andri (50), said the fire came from the victim's room which quickly grew and scorched the semi-permanent house.

"At around 23.00 WIB we saw a fire from the room, we immediately extinguished it manually until finally the firefighters arrived, it's a shame the victim couldn't be saved," he said.

As a result of this disaster, other material losses are estimated at IDR 200 million.

Firefighters assisted by residents managed to extinguish the fire an hour later.

The police have also given a police line at the crime scene (TKP) and are still investigating this incident.